i tried to start my car this morning for work and it wouldnt turn over it actually did turn over twice and it rumbled like the whole motor was shaking and it was puttering like an oldsmobile or something. i need ideas. the car ran fine yesterday and now its acting up. i went outside and it will act like it wants to start but like choke out or some shit. i dunno if my description makes sense but i'm not sure where to staart.

 

Battery and connections ok? Are there any CE codes?

 

battery connections are fine. radio turns on and the lights and everything seems normal till i try to start it .I dont have a reader, i thought to check the codes, but i'm going to have to tow it.

 

Have you tried giving it gas while starting it?

 

yes it dosent help

 

How mechanically inclined are you? Are you able to test fuel pressure and spark?

 

Almost sounds like what happens with a stuck EGR valve, which isn't uncommon. The diaphragm inside might be blown out, but try tapping on it with a piece of wood.

 

not that inclined fsttyms but i had a few ideas. just not sure what i can do. i just got a clip from my camera.. let me load it up.

 

it sounded a little different before. but it started and was shaking really bad when it did.

 

so the timing belt jumped.. get this.. i just got my stuff in the mail go fucking figure... my mechanic said that i may be able to put on a new timing belt and tensioner and everything and it may be fine. what do you guys think? is that a waste? should i buy another motor? He said its a chance because the belt jumped a few teeth at the crankshaft but nothing major from what he saw. i Dunno. i think its time to get a new 3.2 or maybe another car... i''ve been dumping money into this car lately and i'm still making payments

 

how did it jump? bad tensioner??

 

Not sure right now... stay tuned...

 

SO my mechanic said all is well!!! THANK GOD!!!!! so he just put in the new timing belt water pump tensioner and everthing else and it worked and ran fine! so much for that new motor!!!! i can spend on mods!!!!! i'll get details when i go to pick it up. but i JUST recieved car that my j32a2 is SAVED!!!

 

You are one lucky bastard!

 

Interesting. The only way I can figure a timing belt jumping a few teeth is having a bad tensioner. And people wonder if changing the tensioner is necessary when doing the belt. Yeah.

 

when i bought my car the previous owner changed timing belt not tensioner recently tenstioner went out now i have bad heads so please chande your tensioner when belt is changed

 

Damn, I changed my belt for my 01 TL when I had the tranny done. How do I know if they changed the tensioner?

 

check the parts list on the receipt?