Ok I have a 1999 eclipse gs 420A. I just had to replace the timing belt I matched all the marks on the crank an cam so the timing is right. Now just to make sure the belt won't come off which I know they like to so sometimes I disconnected the coil to I can have the starter spin the motor to make sure the belt won't slide off an Break any vitals. The engine crakes over, it is getting fuel I can smell it. Compression seems good, all the fuses are in good shape. So I am thinking is is not getting any spark? Could I have over loaded a sensor? Or something? I lost an I want my baby back
#138226, "RE: Engine won't start " In response to Reply # 0 Dec-15-13 10:47 AM by CODE4
Your narrative is not easy to follow. Timing belts like to slide off? Not if they are installed correctly. Bumping the motor over with the starter is not going to do any less damage to valves than starting it up. If you want to turn the motor over carefully, it needs to be done by hand with a wrench on the crank/flywheel.
Since it is not firing up, did you reconnect your coil? What else did you disconnect during your timing belt swap procedure? Have your double checked that you reconnected everything? Do you have any Check Engine Light codes? If you have a sensor issue or forgot to plug something in there will be a code present. Compression seems good mean absolutely nothing unless you actually used a compression tester and have hard values to give.
Report back, otherwise shooting in the dark is not worth your time.
