my 95 wagon (ej18) has a problem starting after its sat for a while (over night/many hours during the day without being driven). check engine light is on. i pulled the codes, one was 13 (engine coolant temp sen.) 21 (cam position sensor) i replaced the cam sensor with 2 different ones, one new one and one used one from the junkyard still the same problem. so after doing that i replaced the crankshaft position sensor since the manual said they work together, still same problem. what happens when I first try to start it is that it spins over fine, just wont fire. after several minutes of this it will start to sputter and run one just one or 2 cylinders doesnt respond to throttle, idles very low, cuts off. I go through this a few more times each time it gets closer to idling correctly until finally it revs up and comes to life. does anyone have any idea or had a similar problem and what i should try next? before i pay the dealership an arm and leg to fix my cheap daily beater i'd like to keep trying. thanks for any help :bigthumb:
Well you are throwing those cam and crank sensors.....you sure that the car didn't skip teeth and is now out of timing?
out of timing is possible i suppose. but it runs fine once warmed up. i replaced the coolant temp sensor last weekend and nothing changed. i drove it yesterday for the first time since last saturday and as usual took forever for it to start, idles like crap for a while dies a few times then eventually jumps up and idles as it should. i haven't had too much time to fool with it because i've been so busy on the s14 project i'm finishing up but i have more time now. guess i need to take it somewhere and have someone else look at it.