in need of some insight

i was workin on a guys car i relaced the water pump on his 96 sephia with the 1.8 dohc and had to take the timing belt off of course but put it all back together and now it want crank anybody got a clue ???????????????????????:confused: :banghead:

A compression check would show whether the cams were turning correctly with respect to the crank. Im in the middle of replacing the water pump and timing belt/tensioner/idlers, and havent had to undo any of the wiring harness, nor any connectors.

ok first of all let me ask you this, Does the battery have enough charge? when you try to crank it, does it turn over normal or real slow, secondly when you put the timing belt back on, did you put it in the wrong position? third, through no fault of your own, it may have a bad electronic sensor.


the problem could be a bad electronic sensor. These devices
monitor certain key engine factors as well as outside air
temperature. If one of them fails, it could throw the entire
fuel system off and thus cause starting problems.

Take this vehicle to a reputable repair garage. The engine
will most likely have to be hooked up to an engine analyzer
which will then be used to determine if one of the sensors
is indeed faulty. Most garages charge around $40 - $70
for this analysis. In addition to this, there will of course be
the charges for the replacement of any sensor(s) which the
mechanic found to be faulty. In most cases though, it is
rarely more than one sensor which is the culprit.

hope this helps

Terrell