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 Sep 28, 2008 - 9:06 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Feb 6, '08 From portland or Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
ok so i was going to my buddies house and the car died while in motion. pulled out the spark plug tester and i'm getting no spark. i'm curious how do you check if the timing belt snapped? also how would i know if it was my dizzy?
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Oct 15, 2008 - 10:44 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 20, '07 From Bakersfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
I had no idea a car dying could be all these other things. Mine was doing that and I asked for a jump, died again within seconds as I began to drive. So I figured it was the alternator. Changed it, didn't have that problem again. But what the fellas are telling you, are also things to consider. I guess that is why it is always important to diagnos a problem before assuming it is 1 thing and trying to fix that. In case some of you out there do not fix your own car and take it to shops. Which there is nothing wrong with that at all by the way. I used to do that until I got ripped off but not everyone is dishonest.
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foutong car died while driving Sep 28, 2008 - 9:06 PM
relyks95gt same problem here but i start it back up in 10 min... Sep 30, 2008 - 1:54 AM mikew04 Pull off the dizzy cap and have someone crank the ... Sep 30, 2008 - 4:33 PM foutong ok the rotor is not spinning... so its safe to say... Oct 1, 2008 - 6:09 PM TRD_Ian umm....if ur belt goes doesnt that mean ur valves ... Oct 1, 2008 - 9:03 PM foutong i do believe its a non interference engine Oct 1, 2008 - 9:35 PM GotToyota If the belt snapped, you won't have to worry b... Oct 1, 2008 - 10:19 PM 97celiman QUOTE 5S is a non-interference motor
^^^what does... Oct 1, 2008 - 10:24 PM
Rayme QUOTE (97celiman @ Oct 2, 2008 - 12... Oct 1, 2008 - 10:30 PM GotToyota Basically it means that if you snap a timing belt ... Oct 1, 2008 - 10:30 PM Rayme QUOTE (GotToyota @ Oct 2, 2008 - 12... Oct 1, 2008 - 10:52 PM foutong ok so my buddy and i cranked it out and replaced t... Oct 7, 2008 - 2:50 PM 3SGTE-auto QUOTE (foutong @ Oct 7, 2008 - 2:50 ... Oct 13, 2008 - 2:04 AM nightryder i believe... and someone please correct me if I... Oct 14, 2008 - 12:37 PM Tigawoods if it is making that sound it could either be the ... Oct 14, 2008 - 4:50 PM Bitter get a new alternator and have it on hand, the bear... Oct 14, 2008 - 8:41 PM Tigawoods QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 14, 2008 - 9:41 ... Oct 14, 2008 - 10:16 PM rapidfire i had same problem when i had my 90 celica st, my ... Oct 14, 2008 - 9:29 PM trdproven If its your accessory belt, loosen it and then put... Oct 15, 2008 - 6:49 AM |
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