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Help...not getting fire

Knightmare

Knightmare

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Hi guys, so I moved and left my car back in Delaware to have a new engine put in it. The engine is finally in the car....but now it's not getting fire. It is getting fuel, it is turning over. I know when it comes to fire it could be many different things. I had someone tell me that any time a new motor is put in, the ecm needs to be reprogrammed. I find that kind of odd but figured I would come ask you guys since you are awesome with the GPs. Can anyone verify if this is true about having to have the car reprogrammed? Thanks in advance
 


Thanks I will have them check that. It's a pain when its all the way across country lol...this is why I wanted to have it done before i left, but I do not know enough about it to have done it myself :/
 
Knightmare said:
Hi guys, so I moved and left my car back in Delaware to have a new engine put in it. The engine is finally in the car....but now it's not getting fire. It is getting fuel, it is turning over. I know when it comes to fire it could be many different things. I had someone tell me that any time a new motor is put in, the ecm needs to be reprogrammed. I find that kind of odd but figured I would come ask you guys since you are awesome with the GPs. Can anyone verify if this is true about having to have the car reprogrammed? Thanks in advance
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WTFWow, don't let that guy touch your car. Good decision coming here.
 
So it starts, runs and then shuts off? Or it cranks but won't start?

Could need a CASE learn but usually they don't. Are the plug wires in the right order on the coil pack? Is the starter cable on the starter and not the trans?
 


it cranks but won't start. I'm going to call in aminute to have them check all the grounds as well as the starter cable
 
Thanks for all of the ideas guys :) I have passed them along to my step dad who is working on the car. Hope I have good news soon lol..it's been sitting since october :(
 
ok so a new update...it is not getting a cam signal at all we got that from the analyzer we hooked up to it, have switched the cam sensor to the one off of the original motor, but no chage
 


You can wave a compass in that area. If the needle jumps wildly then the magnet is there. Otherewise you have to take the entire front cover off to inspect. They might be able to see it through the hole for the sensor?

You can also wave a magnet across the pickup and see if the signal deflects on the scanner.

Tell them to trace the pickup wire back to the PCM and make sure there's no short or disconnect. There is a pigtail on the front of the motor also; it may be bad.
 


Have you swapped the ICM yet. The signal goes through the ICM before it gets to the PCM.

Please forgive me if this has already been done and discussed.
 
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