xe16 cam belt..

[aaronc190]

if one of the camshafts was out by 1 tooth would this stop an engine from starting??

[General Baxter]

the pistons are that close to the valves, if you even tried to start it lol

[aaronc190]

the engine turns over but no sign of it starting and it does let a odd back fire out through the carbs..?
really need help

[General Baxter]

spec of the engine ?

[aaronc190]

xe16 with the trianglular port head,r1 carbs,megajolt ecu,4-2-1mani and straight through system..can you help mate?really want to get it going?

[General Baxter]

how much psi you putting into the carbs?

got fuel and spark ?

[Southie]

how much psi you putting into the carbs?

got fuel and spark ?
Adding to this also what fuel pump are you running and have you a fpr for it?

[General Baxter]

can i also ask why is it one tooth out lol

[aaronc190]

1.6 fuel pump and have 3psi going to the carbs,also have spark and fuel

[aaronc190]

can i also ask why is it one tooth out lol

well i trying to get it going all day and i thought the timing was right but checked it again and it looked like it out by 1tooth

[AlexW]

On one pully or what?

[Southie]

Have the jets for the carbs been altered at all? Sounds as though you may not be getting enough fuel still.

[aaronc190]

yes jets were drilled out to 165..and yes on one pully

i even tryed easy start and was showing no signs of starting

[Southie]

May sound daft. Have you plenty of additional earths? Have you ever had the engine running before the extras were added?

[aaronc190]

no dont have aditional earths?can you tell me were to put them??...yes engine was flying i bought a running vectra and took it out of it

[Southie]

no dont have aditional earths?can you tell me were to put them??...yes engine was flying i bought a running vectra and took it out of it
Personally I would fit them to anywhere that already has earth straps ie alternator (2 I think) gearbox to inner wing, pretty much everywhere that's got one really. Maynot fix it but worth a try :)

[Southie]

Oh also you mention mbe. Has a base map been set up to run the r1 carbs?

[aaronc190]

Personally I would fit them to anywhere that already has earth straps ie alternator (2 I think) gearbox to inner wing, pretty much everywhere that's got one really. Maynot fix it but worth a try :)

can you tell me what the earths will do for it??..cause i have a spark and fuel..

[aaronc190]

Oh also you mention mbe. Has a base map been set up to run the r1 carbs? im using megajolt and yes has a base map which i was told would get it started

[Southie]

can you tell me what the earths will do for it??..cause i have a spark and fuel..
Just that the engine will need a good earth for getting it running. They are renound for needing better earths. Another thought is the fuel pump working okay? Also is it the right way round ie inlet and outlet pipes?

[aaronc190]

Just that the engine will need a good earth for getting it running. They are renound for needing better earths. Another thought is the fuel pump working okay? Also is it the right way round ie inlet and outlet pipes? o right ill put on a few more 2moro..yes pump is fine and gettin petrol.i disconnected it in the engine bay and it pissed everywere so have petrol

[Southie]

Hope you sort something :thumb: if not then I tried lol

[aaronc190]

cheers for the help lads :)

[ck]

if you can grab a compression tester from someone i'd check it just to be on the safe side. if it has compression it should still atleast try to start with the cambelt one tooth out

[aaronc190]

got the cam timing sorted but still wont start??what else could be the problem..?..wat compression have these got??(psi)

[Adam]

20quid says the problem is the megajolt map/loom/edis system.
Maybe a dead coilpack or edis module, or a bad crank trigger signal.
How have you got the ford 36-1 trigger wheel mounted???

[aaronc190]

the trigger wheel and crank sensor was mounted on the cam pully..i was told it wont work like this?

[Adam]

So how many tooth wheel are you using?

Dont forget the crank sensor is 36-1, but the crank rotates twice for each rotation of the cam.
So a 36-1 tooth wheel on the cam sensor wont work if the EDIS is expecting 36-1 crank signal

[ck]

as above cam shafts turn at half the crank rpm, its a crank sensor so should be on the crank.

this would not stop it from sparking but will not spark in the correct place at all. are you getting a decent spark to all your plugs?

compression test i would expect around 12bar or more on each cylinder