So after having issues with it not starting and me not being able to figure out why (i have fuel spark, air and it cranks). I took it to a mechanic...timimg was one tooth off. It was corrected and still nothing. So any ideas on what i should do with it? Sell it for the remainder of my loan (like 1200) and buy a new one, part it out, im at a loss here! Gimme some ideas on what i should do...maybe ill take cambersc's idea and make it a BBQ pit...lol

 

did you do a tune up and then it wouldnt start? did you replace the timing belt and then it wouldnt start when did it stop starting???????

 

it over heated, then the camshaft bolt broke on the passenger side so i swapped in a ls400 cam (just the intake) and the re assembled and now it just wont start. sucks...

 

Does it even sputter or anything?

 

does it throw any codes, cel reader?

 

try and fix, u wont make much parting out

 

It acts like it wants to start but doesn't, then it spits out white smoke from intake. Which is an indication timing is off. I may just unload it to someone lookin for a chassis. It has an injen intake, polished valve covers and trottle body and upper intake phlenum. Audi tt retrofit hid's, supra suspension, cross drilled and slotted rotors and an exhaust. I'm sure someone will want some of those parts. Oh and 18's staggered. I am gonna look at a sc300 with a 1jz in it this weeking. So I may pick that up.

 

Oh man dont let it go ! It already has so much goodies. You cant have someone to come and look at it?

Man, if i lived in cali i would help you out.

 

Sounds like an ECU problem to me. Sometimes the ecu's go bad and just leave injectors open and dumping fuel into ur engine. You might actually be doing harm to your engine trying to crank it on when its just a bad ecu. The same thing just happend to a friend of mine a week ago. Put ina new ecu and bam started right up. But since he was trying to start it for days he had white smoke coming out for a while and it ended up messing up his starter

 

Agreed. I just had to replace mine. Remove the ECU from under the passenger-side of the dash (carpet) and resord the model #. Call around or go on fleabay and find one. Typically, a new ECU from the dealer will run you about $1,500. You can probably find a used, working example for less than 10% of that.

 

ECU is known for going bad on these cars. for sure replace the ECU!

 

ECU! I bought mines with the same issue and the seller did not know what was wrong but i got it pretty damm cheap! : )

 

So y'all think its just the ecu? My mechanic who has it at his shop said that the motor isn't turning or rotating as freely as it should. Ill see about an ecu, any way I can try to test the ecu to see if its bad.

 

Did they get the intake cam in time with the exhuast cam for sure?

 

Yes scott, I did that myself. I made sure the 2 little dots on each helical gear were lined up next to eachother. I only replaced the one intake cam...my plan was to fix my car then buy the tt kit. I may just sell it for what I owe on it 1300 and change and buy kevro's. Sc300 with the 1j