July 25, 201411 yr Hey all: Been a long while since I've been here. I've got around 70k on my ej swap and this poor little vehicle needs some love and attention or a trip to the junkyard. jk- wont ever junk the brat! Anyway I was driving to work yesterday and while entering the freeway the engine just cut out. No loud noises or leaking fluids, and probably hadn't even gotten up to normal temp because I was only 2 miles from my driveway. Anyway, I'm rusty on diagnosis since its been so reliable. I have time this weekend to try to figure out what went wrong, but so far I checked fuel and its getting fuel, all fuses seem good and the main power relay and fuel pump relay are obviously working because I'm getting fuel. Spark seems like an unlikely problem but I'll check that too. Are there other sensors that would make it shut off like this? Crank position sensor? I guess the timing belt could have snapped too. My engine is an obd1 1993 legacy ej22 which I believe is a non-interference engine. Any advice or input appreciated. Thanks guys. D
July 25, 201411 yr Does it crank smooth and fast or does it chug like normal? Fast cranking would mean timing belt. Crank and cam sensors will prevent starting. Those will also usually set a CEL so if you can check it for codes.
July 25, 201411 yr Author No code so I'll assume timing belt. Cranking didn't seem fast but sounded a little different than normal. Normal is first crank and it just starts. Thanks for the response. Can you confirm this is a non interference engine? Thanks. D
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