1st Cylinder isn't working, What may be wrong can it be fixed??? Options

[foxcraze]

Im currently in Iraq, and my father emailed me saying the car had lost power and had a ruff idle, he took it to a guy he knows place and the guy tested the cylinders and found out the 1st cylinder isnt working its getting spark but not functioning. This was about 3 weeks ago the car has sat in this guys driveway not getting crap done to it so im coming to you fellas here to see if anyone has any ideas so i can get my baby running again instead of collecting dust. The guy replaced the injector because he said it wasnt getting fuel but that didnt fix it. What do you guys think? Is the motor still functional can it be repaired with out a rebuild? Thank You in advance for any information given.

[azian_advanced]

if the fuel issue has been fixed, then the valves in the 1st cylinder could be ceased. if that's the case, then it should still be repairable without a rebuild.

[foxcraze]

If the cylinder is seized will that stop it from getting fuel because last i heard he replaced the injector and it still wasnt getting fuel.

[playr158]

they should do a compression check to see if it is holding compression. Did they change the spark plugs? check the cap/dizzy/rotor?


if valves were frozen there wouldn't be much functioning.

[foxcraze]

they should do a compression check to see if it is holding compression. Did they change the spark plugs? check the cap/dizzy/rotor?


if valves were frozen there wouldn't be much functioning.

OK more than likely it will still be sitting there when i get home not running so now i have an idea of what i need to look for which is eaxctly why i made this thread to begin with.

[Bitter]

it could be a bad injector, check resistance and compare to the other 3. verify the diagnosis made by the shop as well and check everything yourself. could be something as simple as a bad injector seal or a bad injector.