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Old 11-08-2009, 11:37 AM
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I dropped in a DE-k and it WILL NOT start

All it does it turn over when i try to start it.
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Old 11-08-2009, 12:32 PM
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does it crank at all

do you have spark, and fuel
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Is all your grounds correct??
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need more info. check spark, fuel first and let us know
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check ALL fuses

need more info...
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Old 11-08-2009, 04:58 PM
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Agree with others, you are to vague. Did you sand the transmission/engine mating surface?

What about codes?
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:14 PM
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All is does is keep cranking over.....scared that im gonna fry the starter,all fuses are good, i checked all coils one by one and all were getting spark....and i think its getting fuel because i smell it and when i took the hose of and tried to start it gas was coming out like its suppose to.

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where did u relocate your two grounds that were near the fuel rail by the intake manifold?
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^^^^

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Is your fuel hooked up correctly??

Your inflow should be up by the radiator and the outflow should be coming out the firewall side
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Old 11-09-2009, 06:36 AM
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i extended the grounds and brought them to where it is OEM on 5th gens
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Did you use the same sensors from your old motor?
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Originally Posted by ajcool2
Did you use the same sensors from your old motor?
yea but which sensors did you have in mind though?
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Old 11-09-2009, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxima287
yea but which sensors did you have in mind though?
Your CPS sensor but if it was working before then dont worry about it.
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Can you hear the fuel pump prime????

Try flipping the fuel rail and have a buddy check the injectors to make sure you are getting fuel.

Also has the engine ever have a compression check?
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Old 11-09-2009, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Product_Of_Korea
Can you hear the fuel pump prime????

Try flipping the fuel rail and have a buddy check the injectors to make sure you are getting fuel.

Also has the engine ever have a compression check?
Yea I can hear it prime. I also took off the gas line that comes from the top of the gas filter to the motor and when i turned the key gas was coming out so that should be fine...I haven't had a compression check, how is that done?
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Originally Posted by Product_Of_Korea

Is your fuel hooked up correctly??

Your inflow should be up by the radiator and the outflow should be coming out the firewall side
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Originally Posted by StickShiftV6
Agree with others, you are to vague. Did you sand the transmission/engine mating surface?

What about codes?
+1 Did you check for codes?
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Does the engine try to start at all or does it sound like totally pointless cranking?
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Originally Posted by Gemner
Does the engine try to start at all or does it sound like totally pointless cranking?
every now and then you can hear it try but most of the time its pointless cranking.
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[QUOTE=ajcool2;7290922]+1 Did you check for codes?[/QUOTE

I get nothing but EVAP codes.
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MaximaSpd85 can you show me a pic how it should look because i think its correct.
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I think you should check to be sure the fuel is building pressure in the rails. There's a procedure for this in the FSM. Also, may I suggest trying running a ground wire directly to your ckps (onto the bolt/block interface)
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Old 11-10-2009, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxima287
MaximaSpd85 can you show me a pic how it should look because i think its correct.
i dont have a pic, but make sure the fuel line coming from the fuel filter goes to the front of the fuel rail (the end closest to the front of the engine).
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i think you have the same problem as everyone else after they drop the tranny. did you clean up the ground spots on the tranny and engine defore putting it back together. i know lots of ppl that did swaps and didnt do this and had starting problems.
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MaximaSpd85
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a compression check can be done by a shop or you can buy one.

well this is off my 3.5 but i have the same rail as the de-k

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Old 11-11-2009, 11:49 AM
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Does that thing^^^ have 3.0 coils? those dont look like vq35 coils
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turn the key to the acc and check if your engine light comes on. if it dosnt then your ground to your injectors isnt connect correctly.
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Old 11-11-2009, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by i2vicious2
turn the key to the acc and check if your engine light comes on. if it dosnt then your ground to your injectors isnt connect correctly.
yea i get the check engine light
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Old 11-12-2009, 07:55 AM
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have you tried feathering the gas a little bit while trying to start it to see if you can get it closer to starting? i used to have to do that on my 95 SE when the engine was completely cold.
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Did you route the fuel lines properly? I hope you didnt put the line from the filter to the front of the fuel rail, if so thats your problem. The front is a fuel damper not a pressure regulator the one at the firewall side is the fuel pressure regulator which should be connected to the hose coming from te top of the filter. I had the same problem last month after I rebuilt dek motor. Is this a junk yard motor?

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^^ either you are backwards, or everyone else is.
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take pics and post pics of your setup.
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Originally Posted by MaximaSpd85
^^ either you are backwards, or everyone else is.
Read the factory manual. Its the other way around (your backwards) understand ( fuel damper) and Fuel Pressure regulator what they are there for!

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well then i guess my car runs off of backwards fuel lines, as does product of koreas, according to his picture, lol.
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idk what the hell is the matter with this car..what am i suppose to do with the two idle sensor plugs? (the purple and pink)
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Originally Posted by Maxima287
idk what the hell is the matter with this car..what am i suppose to do with the two idle sensor plugs? (the purple and pink)
most people get the stephen max iacv adapter where they plug up into...
if you leave them dangaling or zip tie them up you shouldnt throw a code if the actual iacv eletrical clip is plugged in and zip tied.
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probably the IACV
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Originally Posted by Gemner
Does that thing^^^ have 3.0 coils? those dont look like vq35 coils
Why yes this "thing" has 3.0 coils

The yard i bought it from didnt give me the 3.5 coils with the motor

So i improvised



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probably the IACV

Highly doubt it

i ran all my swaps w/o iacv

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Originally Posted by Maxima287
idk what the hell is the matter with this car..what am i suppose to do with the two idle sensor plugs? (the purple and pink)
Did you figure out why it wasnt starting yet? Me and my brother had the exact same problem you are having when we finished putting his motor in saturday. It would crank and crank and nothing would happen. We checked everything and it ended up being his fuel lines. He put them on backwards. We switched them and it started right up.
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yea the fuel lines were reversed...thanks everyone for your help!!
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