IM GOING TO BLOW IT UP

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Did you check the ECU for codes? That's usually the first place I tell people to look if the car ran fine and then shut off. Since you were having idling issues, it would sound like a clogged IACV, but you changed that. As others have stated, you have no doubtedly fouled your plugs up from the repeated starts. I suggest either torching the tips to clear the fuel off or replacing with new (preferably new once you get the car running). Since you were running rich, check your fuel pressure. I've had broken FPRs produce such high pressures that the car flooded out bad enough to gas soak the oil and necessitate an oil change.

As for the SR forum being not helpful. We can only answer so many "My car won't start" threads in a given time frame. It gets redundant after a while, so give the members a break.


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bought new NGKs going to try those later and its a new OEM FPR
zenki-S13 wrote:maybe check your distibutor
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umm...... SR?
alms24sebring wrote:y was there no idle, leaky injectors, crank angle sensor? it may be flooded now though because of attempted starts. check for a strong battery too
idle was i think due to the idiot that did the swap the first time used a G60 MAF which i think is a KA24DE MAF so thats where idle was the prob lem i think

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Have you tried putting the old ECU back in?

But, welcome to owning a project car. Doesnt always work the 1st time..or 2nd...or 3rd

Good Luck

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ummm well the old ECU fried =/ which was a #62 but i bought a 63 which they are the same right'

put in new plugs and nothing
Modified by ZOMG.SR20 at 8:10 PM 8/12/2009

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check all your grounds?

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yup....

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use ur lube tech skillzzzzzz

i apologize in advance for my d!ck post; but this is what happens when you buy someone's headache; i mean project

lighten up and get out an FSM already instead of expecting people to give you answers

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the problem isnt that i havent loked at the FSM which i have is that im out of options to find what the problem is ive check everything as per FSM and well it SHOULD be running but no

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I'll take a trip up to MA, tell me when you want to sell it.

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i aint selling it unless i get 6000$ for it

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$600? I can do that, e-mail me with paypal.

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no

$6000

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ha

non running SR primered hatch w a broken windshield

i dont think ghettos offer is far off

and must mean mines work like 8k


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pull fuel rail out and make sure no fuel is leaking past the injector orings when you prime the pump

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^ i already did that and nothing

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When you put in the new injectors did you put vaseline around the o-rings. Fule could be leaking there.

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huh i never put in new injectors.... all i did was test them for leakage

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it could be new sticker. IM GOING TO BLOW IT UP!!! haha.

anyways, check completely everything over again. u might be missing something. if u can get a mechanic to look at it, im pretty sure they'll tell you whats up with it. anyways good luck man. and dont give up, its a 240, it needs loving. u probably not touching it right. hehe...

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dude you seriously bashed your windshield in? seriously.......its not rocket science. go through the wiring and make sure you have everything set up right. anytime any of my friends cant get their car runnin i go out there and point out all the obvious things. either chill out and fix it right or donate it to someone thats not gonna take their frustrations out on the car.

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apparently you havent seen this car I have gone thru it front to back for 8 months now i had it running but it wouldnt idle now, it does neither WTF im sick of this I ve GONE THRU EVERYTHING i have nothing left to replace everything is all set ready but it wont run

ITS CURSED look up PROJECT EBAY this is the car and then you'll know why im pissed

it doesnt help when someone i know bought a 240 dropped a SR in and the next day it was running and driving perfectly whne mine is f***ed

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i like what jeff420 said donate it to me i have been feening for another 240 for a while

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you wanna help me get it running? cause im not donating it I need someone to look at it from a different perspective

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The best advice here is to go through the crucial fuel, spark, and air checks again.

Tech work can get frustrating, I know. I'm a relative novice in the world of Nissan engine maintenance and building, but I can relate it to the coding I do with CSS/HTML and PHP. Stuff breaks, and you have to keep going back and trying things over and over until you can locate and remedy the issue.

If it is so bad that you can't control your emotions and needlessly destroy the windshield, maybe you've chosen the wrong hobby?

Perhaps you could get a fresh pair of eyeballs to run through the checks with you, too.

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do you have any other aftermarket parts or computers that may be connected to the problem. crank angle sensor is all i can think of right now if everything else is for sure good.

Dont worry ive punched the hell out of my windshield before, only I wasnt mad at the car, it was my backseat a$$ driving friend.

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mattblancarte wrote:Perhaps you could get a fresh pair of eyeballs to run through the checks with you, too.
thats what im trying to get but theres only me with a 240 in a 10mile radius

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Perhaps you could tow it into a reputable shop around your area? You'd probably have to pay a few bucks, but they may be able to identify the problem, then you take home and do the fix yourself.

Just thinking out loud.

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hah reputable there all run by brazilians around here

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ZOMG.SR20 wrote:
thats what im trying to get but theres only me with a 240 in a 10mile radius
thats what i thought but try again there is alot more then u think you try talking to any 1 on 240sxone.com?

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no one answers me generally me +ONE equal ZOMG

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ZOMG.SR20 wrote:hah reputable there all run by brazilians around here
Doh!


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