1991 Loyale starting issues...

[johnnyscott]

Hi all! This is my first time posting about my Subby, so bear with me. I was driving home, the other night, and the motor simply quite and the tach blipped a bit, but dropped to nothing. My first thought was a crankshaft position sensor, but I'm not sure. Now the car won't start. It does crank, but it seems like there's no fuel. I have not tested for spark or fuel, yet, though, but I'll do that tomorrow. Any ideas?

[somick]

Judging by your subject line you must be driving SPFI.

We still need more information about your vehicle: mileage, manintenance history.

It may be a matter of bad fuse. I would start with that.

When you try to start your car open a door and listen to the humming comming from the rear of the vehicle. That would indicate that your fuel pump is running. It should last for about 2 seconds. If car does not start the fuel pump will shut off. This is a safety feature.

Good luck,

Sam

[johnnyscott]

Ok, so after pulling a plug and grounding it out, I found the car didn't have any spark. I immediately thought about the crank angle sensor. I checked the ignition rotor and it was fine as well as the distributor. Then, on a whim, I check the timing belts. Well, the driver's side belt was gone...lol... And that's the side that runs the distributor, so that's why I wasn't getting spark. I'll replace the belt and let you all know what happens!

[somick]

The last time I replaced my timing belt I had to change the timing idler sproket. Make sure it does not have any play in it.

And of course replace the crankshaft seal: the main source for oil leak on this engines. Water pump is a good candidate as well.

Good luck,

Sam