96 celica wont start, just put motor in from a 95 Options

[TerBeau]

heres the deal. got a 96 celica and got a 95 motor. i swapped out the oil pump so i have a crank posit. sensor and i got a 96 distrubuter. put the motor in and its just turns. no starting or nothing. i put new cap and rotor and plugs and wires and coil. now i have spark on cyl 1 and 2 but is very minimal but no spark on 3 and 4 and that lost mee. i sprayd starter fluid in the intake to see if its getting fuel and it is but it still dont start on that either. im open to other ideas please help meeee!!! i need to get this car runnign so i can sell it! i have too many dang cars and i only use my 94 celica and my jeep.

This post has been edited by TerBeau: Nov 11, 2010 - 5:43 PM

[bccentaur3]

Maybe when you replaced the oil pump you some how messed up the mechanical timing

[TerBeau]

Maybe when you replaced the oil pump you some how messed up the mechanical timing

welll thats what i thought. but i checked it all. there is a trickd to check the distributer timing i pulled of my valve cover and closed valve 1 and looked at my rotor on the ditributer and they say its supposed to be pointing at plug wire 1 on the cap and it does. the timing belt itself is rite were it needs to be. how sensative is the crank sensor like my brother dropped it and it has a small kink in it now, would it still read if that has it on the sensor?

most likely your grounds. Check them all. THe ones i know of are on each side of the struts, the right side connects to the starter bolt, the left side connects to the engine hook. I believe there is one off of the transmission. Or you could just keep throwing random grounds from the body to the engine. otherwise definately check your relays. Thats another strong possibility.

and yea all grounds arre good. that was the last thing i did wen i put this motor in thanks though

[presure2]

Maybe when you replaced the oil pump you some how messed up the mechanical timing

welll thats what i thought. but i checked it all. there is a trickd to check the distributer timing i pulled of my valve cover and closed valve 1 and looked at my rotor on the ditributer and they say its supposed to be pointing at plug wire 1 on the cap and it does. the timing belt itself is rite were it needs to be. how sensative is the crank sensor like my brother dropped it and it has a small kink in it now, would it still read if that has it on the sensor?

most likely your grounds. Check them all. THe ones i know of are on each side of the struts, the right side connects to the starter bolt, the left side connects to the engine hook. I believe there is one off of the transmission. Or you could just keep throwing random grounds from the body to the engine. otherwise definately check your relays. Thats another strong possibility.

and yea all grounds arre good. that was the last thing i did wen i put this motor in thanks though

did you also install the crank pully with the trigger wheel for the crank sensor? (not the outside crank pully, the timing belt one on the oil pump that goes on the crank...the 96+ has a trigger wheel attached to the pully, without it, the crank sensor wont work properly.
just a tip incase you didnt, be very carefull when prying the pully off, the teeth break pretty easily.