Infiniti J30t cranking/but not starting

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andre1038
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Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:27 pm
Car: 1994 Infiniti J30t (Sold)
1990 Nissan 300zx (RB Project)
1994 300zx Twin turbo (500hp Daily)
2012 M56s
1998 Infiniti Q45 black on black (Sold)
1996 Infiniti G20
1992 Infiniti Q45 (R.I.P)

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Ok well i have a 1994 J30 with 138,900 miles on it. Im experiencing a major problem. my J30 wont start but before that it was running extremely rich to a point where you can smell the fumes of gas. now i pulled my dip stick and smelled like gas. Im aware of the injector o-ring problem. But i want to see if other members have experienced the same thing. Also pressing the gas pedal does not help start it for this J. The engine is getting excessive fuel that the spark plugs are getting wet with fuel.

Test i preformed on vehicle
-Compression test of engine (Came out good in spec)
-ohm tested my injectors resistence (good all in spec)
-check coil resistence( its good all 6)
-inspected spark plugs ( they are NGK's that were put 3 months ago i found out that they are a little carbon fouled which is due to the vehicle running rich)
-now i was going to do a fuel pressure test but i cant the car does not start so i checked the resistence in the pump itself and it was good.
Now you must be thinking how do i know they are in spec? well i have the alldata software for my car. i know the specs of what the part suppose to be. I was talking to a tech at my local infiniti dealer and told him all the test preformed and what the car is doing. I told him about the o-ring issue he knows of that problem but he told me it can also be the injectors as well since they might be staying open the whole time flooding the engine. So my injectors may be working but he said if the gas in the vehicle is bad and filled with dirt then that dirt may stick inside the injector causing it stay open when its suppose to close causing it to leak fuel into the chamber. I came back home and did one last test. I removed the fuse for injectors and fuel pump and guess what the car started smooth like nothing thats how much fuel there was in the piston chamber. then with my dad in the car i put the fuses back and the engine was hesistating like crazy it was shaking like crazy the only way it stayed on was my dad pressing the gas pedal and when he let go of it the engine stalled. after that i smelled lots of fuel. right now im removing the intake plenum to change seals and injectors. already ordered parts. Im just asking if anybody experienced this same problem and what caused it?

My experience:
4yrs working on cars
went to a vocational school for 2 yrs to learn automotive technology (did dual enrollment in high school for 2yrs)
worked at a shop since graduating high school
im 18 and love working on nissans (vehicles at my house are a 96 g20, 94 J30, 98 Q45, 92 Q45, a 2000 mitsubishi montero sport 3.5 and my current project car 1990 300zx twin turbo) So you see im use to working on imports especially nissans :biggrin:
Last edited by andre1038 on Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.


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yodawill2000
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Car: 94 Infiniti J30
Location: Grand Prairie TEXAS

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Very lucky you didn't hydrolock the engine !!

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andre1038
Posts: 203
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:27 pm
Car: 1994 Infiniti J30t (Sold)
1990 Nissan 300zx (RB Project)
1994 300zx Twin turbo (500hp Daily)
2012 M56s
1998 Infiniti Q45 black on black (Sold)
1996 Infiniti G20
1992 Infiniti Q45 (R.I.P)

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tell me about it yoda that was my biggest worry. hydro locking the engine i got lucky. Im new to the J30 scene i rebuilt this motor's top end. bought the car for 200 bucks cause guy overheated it (By forgetting a screw on the water pump when he changed it and it leaked and then boom) and bought a new honda civic so i bought it and put like 500 in parts (Timing Belt Service, valve cover, and head gaskets and etc) . great investment especially for me a kid whos in college :)
just recently the thing has gotten worse and i have been researching about this car. Im from the Q45 scene and now have moved to the J scene. I like it great car especially VG
UPDATE: Intake is out im stopping for today parts wont come until thursday so im in no rush. took me 2 hours to get the intake off. Before i did take it out i removed fuel pump fuse to release pressure. and started the car for 15 sec so the engine can burn all that fuel.


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