simple monkey Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hello USMB, I've posted a little here before, and now i have a problem and am seeking help. I drive an 89 RX hatch with the following mods: wrx TMIC wrx TD04-13L 280zx brown top injectors 3" exhaust from the turbo back 5 lug with ground control coilovers turbo timer I was driving my car normally today, didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. I was stopped at a light, then went it was my turn to go, about half way through the interection my car makes a boom noise then dies. Its made this boom before when off throttle (it runs a tad rich) but never on throttle like this. The car does not start now, it turns over but doesn't start. I checked all the fuses, fusable links, wasn't throwing any codes, no leaking of any fluid, and nothing is changed physically under the hood. It has been cold lately, but i wait til the car is fully warm before i decide to drive it. So what is wrong with my car? Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance. -Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Sounds like the drivers side timing belt stripped some teeth, or otherwise snapped. Take the distributor cap off and see if the rotor spins when you crank it. Also make sure the rotor screw is still in place. -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98obster Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 you forgot to mention the plugs look normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple monkey Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Sounds like the drivers side timing belt stripped some teeth, or otherwise snapped. Take the distributor cap off and see if the rotor spins when you crank it. Also make sure the rotor screw is still in place. -Dave Excellent deduction, this happened to my dad's car around this time last year. I will check tomorrow along with the rotor. you forgot to mention the plugs look normal. the plugs were replaced about a month ago, they were fine when I checked a moment ago. Thanks for all the help so far, I'll post more when I'm back with the car tomorrow; its way too cold to be tinkering outside right now. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 leaks after MAF can do this, especially when the large hose is blown off try disconnecting the MAF electrical connector BTDT :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple monkey Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Today was a good day, I got a lot of christmas shopping done, and revived my car. I pulled the cap off to see that the rotor was still there, but spun freely. I then realized that the screw for the rotor was sitting in the dizzy. The dizzy and cap both looked fine, so I put it back together and she fired right up. To prevent this from happening again, is it alright to put loctite on the screw? Thank you all for the input which helped me fix my car, I really need it for school next month. Cheers. -Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 heh heh, that same thing has happened to me several times, on a few different cars Locktite will be fine to use. I believe it was in '87 they had a keyed distributor shaft. You can take the cover off and swap out the top of the shaft. Find a keyed rotor, and that will never happen again -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 heh heh, that same thing has happened to me several times, on a few different cars Locktite will be fine to use. I believe it was in '87 they had a keyed distributor shaft. You can take the cover off and swap out the top of the shaft. Find a keyed rotor, and that will never happen again -Dave It was '85 to early '87 that did this and the SPFI disty will work too. You might need to change the electrical connector on the harness for the disty but other then that, its a direct swap in. I might have a new cap for it too IIRC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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