plumbermat Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hello fellow Soobers, thanks for reading. A couple weeks ago, the belt on the driver's side went, so I towed it home and swapped it out. (Cursing my air conditioner the entire time.) Bought the kit and replaced both belts and pulleys provided. I had help from an old timer with Soobs, and followed Milesfox's video on timing belts which was extremely helpful. It started right up and ran like a champ. The following week, however, it started to have a very hard time starting. Now it won't start. It tries, but won't turn over. Everything still lines up as it should, and the belts are still tight. I have since just started replacing things that have been an issue on other similar threads on this wonderful site, but realizing now that I am wasting my money fixing things that aren't broken. I have replaced the ignition coil, pcv valve, distributor cap, spark plugs and wires. I believe its a fuel problem. How to Keep Your Subaru Alive is a great book that helps, except for EFI topics.... Any leads would be very appreciative, thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) have you owned it for long? Given it all its service interval needs ? Two basic things to test when it won't start. Easiest is to spray a proprietary starting stuff down its air intake and have someone turn the starter heading any safety directions starter stuff warns of. If it runs for a short moment - fuel supply or pressure is the next avenue to go down. A slap on the fuel pump at rear under right hand side with a hammer may jolt it to life for a moment ... No change? Test for spark with a plug body grounded to engine or body attached to a cap lead ensure nothing flammabel about an turn over starter. spark ? yes or no and you aren't really wasting money on serviceable items, just won't need to blame or buy in near future. Edited June 8, 2015 by jono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yup. The driveway/garage test of some starter fluid sprayed down the throttle body or carb will answer some questions. I expect you're likely to get a Vroom! and then the engine quits. Time for a new fuel pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbermat Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 That is what I am thinking as well. Payday is tomorrow and I will find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbermat Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Swapped out fuel pump and filter to no help. Tried to start it and something made a pop sound in the fuel filter general area. Back to the drawing board. I did notice, however, when everything is zeroed in with the cams and all, the distributor rotor is pointing to the #4 cylinder rather than the #1 cylinder. Could this be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe5 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hmmm...is this the thing where a screw backs out of the rotor and it comes loose? Does the rotor spin freely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbermat Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 The rotor is not loose. I can unscrew the two 10mm bolts and lift the whole distributor up and drop it into a different gear bit I don't know what that will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Don't touch the disttributor. If it ran for a week, the timing is OK. Don't complicate things by moving the distributor. Double check the rotor. It can't hurt. Look for spark at a plug wire. If there is a good blue spark, plug the 2 green connectors together, turn on the ignition, and listen for the fuel pump to cycle on and off. Try to start it, and then smell for gas down the throttle body. IF there isn't any, try the startiing fluid. If it starts and dies, then the fuel isn't getting to the injector, or the injector isn't working.Don't forget to unplug the green connectors. Plug wires can be bad out of the box, or go bad in a very short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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