93 celica won't start help - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

glad76 · 03-21-2005, 04:50 PM

hey guys,

my celica doesn't seem to start anymore. Here is what happened. I was driving home from a body shop and came to a red light, light turned green so i eased off the clutch and went to give it gas and nothing happened. The RPM's were dropping from 750 and eventually the car shut off. I went to start it engine keeps turning but won't fire. I got the car towed home and took a look at it the next day. It looks like i get gas since my spark plugs are all wet and i tested to see if i get spark which i do aswell. I'm not sure where to go from here any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

fredk · 03-21-2005, 06:52 PM

is the distributor rotor turning?

glad76 · 03-21-2005, 07:10 PM

i haven't checked if it's turning. I opened up the valve cover and saw the valves moving. I'll take a look

marcuslogsdon · 03-21-2005, 11:35 PM

it sounds to me like you have an electrical problem. what kind of work were you having done at the body shop?

glad76 · 03-21-2005, 11:37 PM

no work was being done i was getting a quote on some body work.

glad76 · 03-23-2005, 12:58 PM

little update. i chked for spark at each wire and one of them seems to be shorted. I have replaced them with an older set and still nothing. I also replaced the cap and ignition coil with one of out a working car and still nothing. Not sure what to check now.

marcuslogsdon · 03-23-2005, 01:20 PM

i would check your throttle position senser and your air flow senser then, if it is all in working order swap your computer with someones that works. you may have a computer problem.... keep us updated

locker · 03-23-2005, 02:45 PM

glad if you need to test a new computer I have a 92 ECU you can try

glad76 · 03-23-2005, 03:04 PM

okay i'll give that a try tomorrow. thanks locker

locker · 03-23-2005, 03:23 PM

alright buds.... Im at home until around noon then leave for work.... give me a shout and we can figure something out

glad76 · 03-28-2005, 10:56 PM

well just so u know it ended up being hte timing belt. It didn't break but the timing had jumped. I ended up replacing the waterpump and timing belt.

locker · 03-29-2005, 06:51 AM

good stuff buds... at least she's fixed!

KAOS · 04-01-2005, 06:24 AM

when was your last tuneup?
check the distributor for oil in the cap - may be the seal.

zero5 · 04-03-2005, 12:24 PM

Mine did the same thing.What happened with mine was the idle pulley screwed up and threw the belt off a few teeth.While i put a new belt on i also took the air conditioning belt off,The car runs better and i get slightly better acceleration times and better fuel economy