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ron1128
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Oct 25, 2012, 6:45 PM
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I changed the engine in a 2003 Toyota Corolla. The engine will start but then shuts off after a few seconds. I have changed all the sensors, intake, manifold....I'm not understanding why it's doing this. It's getting air, fuel and spark. There are no codes coming from any diagnostic tool....I need help!!
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Hammer Time
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Oct 25, 2012, 7:04 PM
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Are there any security lights on or flashing when you try to start it?
I would check the fuel pressure with as gauge during the failure.
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ron1128
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Oct 25, 2012, 7:15 PM
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no lights come on. i thought maybe an anti theft system but i called a toyota dealer and they ran the VIN and it doesn't have one....i was thinking the fuel pressure also but when i disconnected the fuel rail and tried to start it gas flew across my shop...i can't get a gage b/c it doesn't have a fitting....i'm stuck
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Hammer Time
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Oct 25, 2012, 7:18 PM
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You don't need a fitting to test the fuel pressure. They have adapters for that. You need to test the pressure.
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Oct 26, 2012, 5:03 AM
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Just curious. Is this a reman, salvage, or new engine? Is the engine you replaced from the same year vehicle? Why was the engine replaced?
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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Oct 26, 2012, 5:04 AM)
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ron1128
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Oct 26, 2012, 5:54 AM
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it's a salvaged motor....i work at a garage and it's a customers car....i can't hook a pressure gauge to the fuel rail b/c there is no valve to hook a gauge to it...i have to make one....the engine was rapping b/c the customer ran the car out of oil and blew it....the sensors aren't brand new they came off the engine that i used to drive the car in there with....i just don't understand it's getting gas to start the engine but it wont run....how can it go bad from just sitting???
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nickwarner
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Oct 26, 2012, 2:12 PM
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How long did this sit between the motor being blown and the new engine being put in? If more than a month or two the ethanol in the tank will be turning into pure crap. It has less than half the storage life of gasoline. That fuel pressure reading will really be needed.
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