Laggo

Ok so earlier I tried a bump start just to see if it would start, and it did sort off it ran but you needed to slightly touch the throttle and it was constant backfiring, what does this show? Over fuelling?

You can hear the pump prime when you turn to poss 2 and you can smell the fuel when trying to start, and with plugs out on cranking fuel sprayed out the Cylinders, so we must have fuel there, is there no small connections or anything that can prevent start?

Not checked for fuel from injectors but of we are flooding it by cranking I assume we have fuel I haven't used a noid light on the injectors yet to see what's happening, we have compression I around 110psi on all 4 after the flooding we have changed the oil since aswell. Tryed new Leeds and dizzy still no change, I'm from Grantham mate so not too far.

Ok so here it goes I didn't want to have to do this and bother anyone but I've got to a point where I'm completely lost for ideas, I've had the engine out and overhauled and on first start up it struck right up and just ran lumpy, we had it running for around 30min in total, then we towed it to work to do some underbody work and it just won't start, I've checked the timing about 100times spinning the cam 180degrees you name it, still nothing I have remove the cam over to check the lobes at TDC and they are rocking on cyc 1 so that's ok, I've checked the ketway on the crank all fine new crank bolt installed, the rotary arm is all lined up to cyc1 correctly. I've even checked the ECM vac pipe and it's 1m long to the dot I have good spark and good compression, the car turns over but no start, I looked at the oil and it was well overmax and smelt of petrol could this be a over fuelling issue or just where I flooded it on start attempts. If anyone is clued up on these engines fancies popping down the Lincolnshire area to take a look I'll be willing to pay. Cheers I'm desperate.

Ok quick update on the situation here, I've been double checking everything again all seemed ok, I removed the rocker cover to check that cam lobes on TDC where rocking witch they where so that takes cam timing out the picture I think, but on a quick check of the oil I found the oil level way over the max line a smelled strongly of fuel could this mean its an overfilling issue or just where we have flooded it on start attempts?

Just fitted a vacuum hose to the ecu and TB still no start

where abouts does the hose connect to the TB? CHEERS

ok really am stuck here now me and my mate have finally finished the engine work on the corrado, we went for the first start up and she struck right up but the idle was all over the place, so we just though ok the ignition timing must be out so, we so we checked it and all was fine, so we towed the car to my work no it wont start what so ever we have checked the timing about 100times the keyway on the crank it fine with new bolt, we have good compression, fuel, air and good spark to all the cylinders. is there anything small we are forgetting we though might of had cam 180degrees out so we span it 180 and made it worse so span it back really need some help here. cheers

Thanks man. Yeah looking forward to finishing bit long way to go yet got all the rear end to do the interior ect but she will be a right minter once we're done :)

Ok so our Bar Tek intake pipe arrived today so I got strait to fitting it it looks grate and really tided things up. Only fitting issue is I need to extend the boost pressure sensor wore. Nothing major.

Ok I have Finally got round to doing a progress up date loads done in the past few weeks the car was started for the first time yesterday after the rebuild and she struck strait up a little misfire but only down the dizzy cap not on correctly, just needs a play around, So we have purchased a new raceland 4-2-1 manifold with the jetex de-cat pipe all new samco coolant hose kit in red not yet arrived we have bypassed the RS valve and orderd a pipe kit from Bar Tek that should be here end of this month with the coolant pipes. Here's a list of service parts we've fitted so far: We have put a complete cam belt kit with all belts and idlers, new head gasket & bots, new crank bolt, new clutch kit, new spark plugs, new dizzy cap, replaced all engine seals with new thermostat water pump gasket new throttle body gasket, new o rings on all powersteering pipes new link rods new dust covers on the ball joints and track rods all new ensemble bolts for the front end to bring in a shine, all fluids replaced (completely) with new. New hose clamps through out, new K&N panel filter. We'll more to come hopefully here's some pictures we took over the past 5 weeks. Thanks for viewing.

Just a bump on this post anyone help ?

Just a quick up date to the progress the bay is all painted up I haven't got any photos as of yet but I will, we've started the rebuild and got a few bits back from power coating look awesome ! Ordered full cam belt kit from VW all new seal mani, inlet, water pump, thermostat you name it all VW. Just got to find a genuine head gasket and rocker gasket as they have been stopped. Here's a small pic of the new bay in Matt black :) I had my type r rocker cover done in yellow while I was at it looks mint :)

Ok I've been looking everywhere for some chrome pipes that go to the intercooler from the throttle body for a 1.8 8v G60 and I can't find the right ones anywhere I have a big intercooler set up on the can anyone help me? Thanks

Ok quick up date on the progress this weekend, works coming along nicely now we got the timing issue sorted :), engine in bits all wiring looms labeled and slightly removed all bulkhead componats removed and ready for painting all engine bay prepared and masked up ready for painting. Subframe stripped with a number of parts sent off for sandblasting and powder coating. So looking good :) here's a few pics: Here's a cheeky snap of the daily runner civic :) Thanks for reading