How to read fault codes??

[Guest]

CEL will go out once started (if not faults present)

[wrx_lou]

yeah dude that light comes on when you turn to ACC. along with the battery and oil lights. If its still there when it turns over then you got a problem.

[Ryan]

A mate reckons probably timing, because often you can hear it popping out the intake manifold when cranking over. So looks like going to have to check belt timing aye?

[Guest]

 Ryan said:

Legend! The side facing the engine bay was plugged in, but other side of the module wasn't So that solves my loose connector, but the CEL light is still on and still won't fire/start.

So we fixed the ignition fault then ??? as it now tries to fire

Have you cleaned the plugs? fouled plugs can do many different things

If plugs dry and clean then yes cambelt is next check

[Ryan]

Checked belt timing, crankshaft was 90 degrees out of time because I lined it up using the arrow on sprocket, not the line!! Dumbass. So now she fires up sweet, idles real rough but I think this is due to the fact that I havn't got the AFM measuring the intake properly as I'm waiting for a 90 degree silicon bend (I upgraded from a TD turbo to a VF22).

But I still have another problem, my oil filter has no oil in it which must mean theres no oil circulating around the engine, right? Keeping in mind the engine has only been running for a total time of around 15 seconds or so. My first and obvious guess is the oil pump, as I did pull this apart. Anything else I should check before I pull that off?

Cheers for all your help!!

[nzkaosnz]

*cringe*

uhh... there is oil in motor?

[Guest]

Possible missing o'ring on pick up pipe

No oil in engine

Incorrectly assembled pump

Did you watch the oil pressure light when you started the engine?

15 sec can be enough to damage bearings , esp as you have been winding this over for some time to get it going !!!

[Ryan]

I didn't pre-oil the oil pump when I reassembled it - oops!! Going to pressurise the oil galleries now with a machine from work, hopefully that'll sort it. Will keep you updated..fingers crossed!

[Ryan]

Pumped oil thru the galleries til it was coming out one of the bungs under the oil pump and also coming out oil filter. Started engine but no oil pressure. Put a pipe onto a gallery at the back of the block and no oil comes out whatsoever.

[Ryan]

Do the gears in the pump need to be put in a certain way around? I think I just stuck them in..ugh. I'll pull the oil pump off now.

[Ryan]

Just got the pump off. I had the gears with the dots facing out (facing backwards when mounted on engine). But the gears are dry, obviously when I pumped the engine with oil it didn't reach the gears. So if I pack the gears with assembly lube (grease) I should be sweet right?

[Ryan]

Fixed, oil pressure relief valve was in wrong, my very bad :-X : Thanks heaps for all your help.