cold and hot start issues
hello.
i have recently purchased a mk2 ford escort with a sr20. i have owned worked escorts all my life but never anything with nissan power. i have not had anything to do with sr20's either.
its basically a stock engine (so ive been told) with a garret gt28rs turbo and a haltech f9 ecu.
the problem is. when its cold it will crank but not start. if you disconnect the hose (red arrow) and squirt some fuel in with a syringe it will start. it wont idle untill it warms up a bit. then it runs and idles fine. once hot if you try to start the motor it, again, will crank but not fire. remove the coolant temp sensor connector ( circled in green) and it will fire up.
my thinking was that the sensor was faulty and the ecu was going into safe mode and cranking the mixture up rich. i removed the sensor and the resistance seems fine.
thats as far as ive gone so far, just wondering if anyone could help,
cheers
i have recently purchased a mk2 ford escort with a sr20. i have owned worked escorts all my life but never anything with nissan power. i have not had anything to do with sr20's either.
its basically a stock engine (so ive been told) with a garret gt28rs turbo and a haltech f9 ecu.
the problem is. when its cold it will crank but not start. if you disconnect the hose (red arrow) and squirt some fuel in with a syringe it will start. it wont idle untill it warms up a bit. then it runs and idles fine. once hot if you try to start the motor it, again, will crank but not fire. remove the coolant temp sensor connector ( circled in green) and it will fire up.
my thinking was that the sensor was faulty and the ecu was going into safe mode and cranking the mixture up rich. i removed the sensor and the resistance seems fine.
thats as far as ive gone so far, just wondering if anyone could help,
cheers