Space Wagon 96 Petrol 2.0 GLXi

Space Wagon 96 Petrol 2.0 GLXi - Won't fire up...

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Marc - 31 Oct 2006 09:52 GMT

My Space Wagon '96 Petrol 2.0 GLXi just cut-out on Friday night, and now
refuses to start. I checked the plugs for a spark, that was OK, but still
changed distributor cap / rotor arm / plugs - just in case, and still
nothing. Fuel appears to be reaching the cylinders too. So I am getting
fuel, and a spark, but no ignition.

Does anyone have an idea what I should be looking for? (And I don't mean a
new car, either!)

TIA, Marc.

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Stewart DIBBS - 04 Nov 2006 22:29 GMT

> My Space Wagon '96 Petrol 2.0 GLXi just cut-out on Friday night, and now
> refuses to start. I checked the plugs for a spark, that was OK, but still
> changed distributor cap / rotor arm / plugs - just in case, and still
> nothing. Fuel appears to be reaching the cylinders too. So I am getting
> fuel, and a spark, but no ignition.

If you have spark and fuel, then the ECU is OK, or at least not failed.
Check for any ECU error codes.

You may have jumped several teeth on the belt. Depending on how many, you
may have bent some valves. Your car likely has the 4G63 SOHC, then you can
jump 4-6 teeth without bending valves. The engine sometimes runs, just
badly. Sometimes not... The 4G63 DOHC is very unforgiving of belt slips, and
bending all 8 inlets is common, and expensive.

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