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I got it with blown heads gaskets. Supposedly it over heated once, nothing seemed warped. I pulled the motor, checked for warpage with a machinists straight edge, prepped heads on 1/2 in glass and sandpaper, block was prepped similarly. Valves were good so did nothing to them. This time around I’m not sure about valves, I’ve never really messed with them besides in a few motorcycles with adjustable lifters. This is an ej2.5d so it has the other kind…can’t think of the name…I learn as I go, fairly competent lol, just more of a parts swapper than a troubleshooter. Son isn’t sure if he wants to spend the money to fix it or get a reliable car. I’m curious though so I may tear into it to kill that… I just did the rear ring and pinion in my jeep, needs to do the front now…

Lol, I know. That’s what I told him…

I haven’t looked to hard yet. Most so far “run great, $3000.00, 280,000. Miles”….

It was the evergreen kit, which I thought got good reviews. Cams all turned normal, maybe something seized, but then broke also? Guess we’ll take it apart to see. Most sure it’s worth the money to fix that much damage…his car, his choice. Its nice when things break close to home lol. This happens miles away.

Yep…all was new. Plus water pump and whatever else was recommended with it apart.

Ouch. I was hoping for the best lol. It’s a beater but he has no money for a better car yet. guess I better get a cart together for new gaskets and stuff.

Everything spins free. The tensioner is loose as it cannot tension on a belt… Well….pull the motor and check the valves or just try a belt?

Lol…I know…still working on the crank pulley…

Soooo….why would a new belt break?!?!? I'm pulling the rest of the cover as we speak…

Booooo

Off we go….

I’m hoping I can line up the marks… figured pulling the belt as a”reset” like I just put the heads on, if it can to that… All was new when I did the heads…last year? since it was apart, belt, tensioners, water pump, etc. Probably should get a new belt if it jumped teeth don’t you think? Might have rounded edges to slip again? Guess I shouldn’t put the cart before the horse….

The battery is definitely old but would start it with no problems. It seamed slower like it was struggling more…even with the bad battery. Unless there is a better way, I was gonna pull the covers, get it at TDC, and check the marks. I was even thinking of pulling the timing belt so I can confirm with the belt markings.

Ugh….I have hearing loss…but it sounded like it did, it was turning over slower…

Weird, maybe he gave it a little too much oomph. yeah, hopefully nothing is damaged badly then, he didn’t hear a clunk, bang etc. not that that doesn’t mean it’s fine

Yeah, that will be fun for him to tear into. I put all new stuff in when I did the head gaskets. Do these motors jump like that?

Okie dokie….as of right now here are the results….not sure if it matters, using a Craftsman 82141 multi meter. Definitely not what the pros use… ignition off, no key in ignition, battery out of car. Wire #1…tested on all settings since I do not know what I should be on… 200-no results, 2000- no results 20k-14.92 200k-14.9 2000k-14 I interpreted this as good as it was not over 100, and also was not 10 or less. Wire #2… tested same as other.. 200-.5 no results in other modes. this also made a beep in the beep setting.. Sensor was.. 20k-1.89 200k-1.8 2000k-001 Next test will #2 as you mentioned, working back to the ecm. I think I found all the diagrams and the service manual so I should have a n idea what I’m looking at. Son had plans so I am not crawling around under the dash as I have back issues lol Guess I’ll see what size bushings I need for the stupid jeep.. Thanks again…

Yeah, very detailed, I just hope my deciphering of it is correct in my brain, you guys are great, really appreciate your help and patience….

Thank you for your time, I’m not the best trouble shooter but getting a little better lol. To be complete honest I need to read up on ohms testing and the settings. I have always been told what setting to put it in when testing so I haven’t had to think about it. I’ve tested voltage quite a bit, but not for continuity. Slow morning so far but will be heading out in. A bit to make sure I did it correct and check what setting it was on… The car had a few issues, when I got it, the big one was head gasket failure. I redid those. The only thing I can think of that was done after that was a new coil pack. And was running after that for a week or more..

Interesting…key was off, meter was in ohms mode, pretty sure the ignition was off and key not in it…could be wrong there…battery was not in car, will that throw a ohm check out of whack? I just went through a similar issue with my dumb jeep, backprobing the tps from the ecm was ok because I was hitting the wire and connector, ended up buying a new pigtail and running new wires from the ecm….I suck with electrical stuff… I will redo the test tomorrow to confirm I didn’t mess it up. I am in western Washington, by the beach so salty air. Nothing looks out of the ordinary to my eyes…comparing to other vehicles. So far I haven’t seen signs of rodents in this car, that’s for the xterra and forester… Thanks for our input and help….

Bear with me, I don’t do a lot of elec texting so the settings are a bit foreign….I learn as I go…if I followed the steps correctly this is the result.. Black wire #1? is 14.93 on 20k, 14.9 on 200k White wire #2 is 0 on all settings new sensor is 1.9 on 200k, old one 2.0. Sometimes my dyslexia kicks in and I do things backwards….makes troubleshooting fun lol does this sound correct or did I goof? Thanks!

Ha, with his luck it probably did. appreciate the link, it saves me time

Well….new one didn’t fix it…throws same code after clearing….boooo

Interesting…he got a new part today, shocked they had it as I live in a small town. Will get working on it at some point today. It would be cool to clean it and have it work, but it wasn’t that expensive a part to swap.

Awesome, will try cleaning it today and clean the connectors, etc. after work today he will be looking at the local parts stores to get a new one, most likely will need to be ordered.