Xe not starting!

[Jamie-McKay]

Took a running xe engine out another nova and fitted into my saloon. Wired it all up and it won't start. Getting no spark and injectors won't open? Fuel pumps working fine and got fuel in the rail aswell. Changed crank sensor no luck with that anyone know what I've done wrong?

[Mieran]

Ignition live in the bay connected up?

[Jamie-McKay]

Yeh still got wires coming from the car loom if any of them would stop it?

[Mieran]

Ignition live is on the engine loom, black wire

[Jamie-McKay]

Yeh I've got that running to the ignition live on the wiper motor

[Mieran]

But that doesn't get power when key is on cranking position.

Put that ignition live straight to the battery just as a test and try again.

[Jamie-McKay]

On a wiring guide it sayd to use that? I'll have a go at it tonight and see what happens. Fingers crossed that's what's wrong

[meritlover]

The position on the switch the wiper motor is powered from looses power in the 'crank' postion so you will loose power to anything fed from it while you crank. The pump will prime when the key ign is switched on. To prove this, listen to the pump and try and hear if its running while the engine is cranking over. You might find it will go with a bump start but not on the key. If you have some friends handy, try and prove that theory.

[Jamie-McKay]

Yeh the pump does prime but just doesn't start. Tryed using jump leads aswell but didn't change anything. Not got my brakes bled yet so no away to risk that haha

[meritlover]

well does the pump run while the engine is cranking?

[Jamie-McKay]

Yeh it runs while cranking

[Jamie-McKay]

What wire should I use as an ignition live then?

[Spudly]

If your nova was a carb model then use the feed that wouldve been the live to the coil as your ignition live for the ecu, thats what ive done on mine, (were meaning the single black wire that comes out of the gearbox end of the loom in the box above the fuel rail btw)