QuestionHey Ted, been waiting a few days to ask, we're hoping you've come across this problem in your experience.
We own a 1989 Camry 4 cylinder/2.0, the car cranks and turns over, but will not start. We've tried everything we can think of, here's a list of things we've done / status of parts:
1) new coil, new plugs, new rotary button, new wires
2) we tested the fuel pressure and are getting approx 42 PSI while cranking, no leaks and the pressure holds
3) we did all the checks for resistances, everything fine so we thought the problem may be in the ignitor. We tried 3 different ignitors
a - no fire at all
b - weak red flame about 1/8" to 3/8"
c - good red flame 3/8" to 1/2", goes blue when moving from the start position to run position
4) timing belt is new and in time
5) engine compression is good
6) we used a jumper to check the return code, got a return code of "22" which the book said was the "water temperature sensor circuit" from the EFI, but we're not sure where the locations of the sensors are, had about 2.1K ohm @ 70 degrees give or take
7) tried ether in the air intake and still did not start
8) distributer cap 58 ohms between the coil button & rotary button, but there is still fire to the plugs
9) cold start solenoid manually checked and works
10) no IDL signal
11) noticed (accidently dropped wrench on valve cover) a buzzing sound coming from the engine like a motor or something activated, we can repeat this as often as we want by tapping the valve cover with a wrench
We even went so far as to try calling in on the Saturday morning show Two Guys Garage or it's Sam's Garage now and got on the air, but their suggestions didn't pan out.
So that's everything, we would appreciate any advice on where to look next or if we've missed any steps in trying to eliminate the potential problem. The guys at Sam's Garage would love to hear if we get this problem resolved as well.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to help so many people out. It is truely appreciated. - Charles
AnswerWhat did the guy at sam's garage recommend that didn't pan out? Just curious, I looked at everything that was done and just about the only thing that wasn't replaced was the distributor, is this correct?
These engines are known to have distributor problems and also igniter problems but the distributors failure is much more common.
Try picking up a used one at a local salvage yard it's much cheaper than one from the dealer, they are also available at most major autoparts places, You've already replaced a lot of parts without success so try this as a last resort and let me know if that was it.
Don't know what that buzzing sound may be?
