ENGINE LACKS POWER (4AGE) 1600 CC, 4 CYL, TWIN CAM

what does pulse mean, scope or NOid test lamp dead on injector
or the injector tips do now spray when engine is cranked
we can not see you doing the tests and matters.


symptoms. my guess African car, and no engine told, gas/petrol not told
sizes in CC or liters. 4cylinders? (roller cam sure)
2006 is GEN 3.
wiki says it is
1,297 cc and 1,597 cc Rocam (Roller Finger Camshaft)
1.3 or 1.6L which one? SOHC
Brazilian-designed Rocam engine is of single overhead-cam configuration with two valves per cylinder.

dead engine, cranks fast right but engine is dead, will not start or stay running.
won't start with quick start spray works, but will not stay running,
seems it has spark (spray works and sounds good)
starts but will not RUN, (spray lasts for 3 seconds)

so is the cam belt ignored and now slipped (if has belt, no books here)
all fuses, good
scan the PCM for DTC error test

the PCM cuts fuel (injectors) for many reasons, for sure to not catch fire.
1: all fused checked for good in all fuses boxes. as in ALL.
2:no real engine told or country told so folks can help with more exact answers
causes, injection dead ( but PCM fires them with electrical pulse)
top cause fuel pressure not to spec,
the crack a line dribble tests are no good. if dry yes but dribble tests mean zero.
the PSI (BAR)_ pressure must be at spec to the fuel rail.

that is one answser, now lets to , injector all 4 pins have no electrical pulse using noid test lamp or scope see the super fast pulse there, 5mS (0.005 seconds)
that cause is, PCM sees spark dead even if spark is good
the PCM seens throttle by wire dead if present, (no books in USA for bantam)
PCM sees CMP or CKP sensor errors, cam or crank sensors.
PCM sees IMMO failing (security key if has it)

now answer 3.
the engine compression is not 150psi and up tested. 10Bar up, not less.
on all 4 cylinder, and near even.

EGR stuck open
CAT core melted and now engine can not pump air, or run.
lots of test to do .
but I bet fuel pressure is wrong, at the rail 30psi up. for most cars
I have no PSI spec, 2bar up. fuel pressure. not zero not 1. but 2 up.

THE CARS VIN 8TH DIGIT TELL WHAT ENGINE IS THERE, so which one is it.?
check all fuses first, as in all (cab and bay boxes)
and battery must be charged and good first. and kept charged for this service and testing.
no spark on just one cylinder or all ,(no engine told of 2)???????
the service manual covers all that.

so starter does crank the engine fast?and robustly? not slow as slug.
1.9 L, SOHC, SINGLE CAM
1.9l DOHC TWIN CAM ENGINE
2.0l
3.0L ? V6?
THEY ARE not THE SAME AT ALL , FOR EFI OR SPARK
BUT Both engines run a pair of twin coil packs
rule1:
the 2 HV lugs on each pack both must be wired to the correct spark plug !!!

or firing order is noW dead wrong and fails. called wasted spark.

rule2
2nd rules is it those old 24 year old wires sets (junk) if one fails open, that makes 2 spark plugs go dead and bingo it will never start as 2 cylinder engine ever. never ever run 24 year wire sets, of fail you will !!!
go NGK mag-wire sets in fact. best.
rule 3: wasted spark
to test spark never pull 2 HV wires on one coil pack . test HV wires 1 by 1 using clean new test spark plug.
yes 2 can be tested at the same time but lets skip how now, do thme 1 at a time
spark tests. do not skip any.



scan the PCM yet for DTC errors, be big shame to miss out ,omg the PCM sees CMP or CKP dead. cam or crank sensors errors or coil pack errors.

Id have new spark wires installed this old. 24 years.
and now rule #4 wasted spark
do not pull off all wires to it replacing the pack
do so 1 wire off old pack on back on to the same exact lug. on new pack
or , firing order is lost.


for the 1.9L (wild guessing me the engine)
if you get it all messes up the cure is here
4 and 1 fire same time
2 and 3 fire same time, paired.

TAURUS ! GEN4 CAR. AC DEAD. SAME TOPIC, BELTS LOST.
double posted < why?
but now tells the year and model but still no engine
every engine has different belt setups.
3.0 L ENGINE V6 OR THE ONE IS OHV OTHER IS DOHC TWIN CAM. DOHC HAS 24VALVES,
( ILL ANSWER FOR OHV 12v ENGINE (I TOSSED A COIN)
Air Conditioning, Alternator, Power Steering and Water Pump; OE
OHV IS CALLED 12VALVE. (2 PER CYL) X6
if you dont know what engine is here post your VIN and bingo it is there. engine coded.
the belts are not the same, and some cars came with no AC
I assume all 4 in bold above are there. and need to be driven

ok both
2V X6 = 12V





NOW TWIN CAM 24V ENGINE

ever see the car run good before, or just died dead? out of the blue?>
cranks ok or not. (grrrr grrrrr sound, or not)_ called cranking the crank shaft. fast.
cranks starter motor fast and not starting?
or never cranks the starter motor at all silent starter?????

2002 Dodge Neon, with secret motor under the hood.
2.0 liter engine, 132HP. or he 2.4L I an not guess engines ever
SOHC or DOHC engine were there, both an OPTION./
VIN F or VIN C engine they are not the same.
the twin cam engine DOHC is interference engine that must not be timed wrong ever. I'm told both are but my test is most strict ask.
"Power on no 1 and 2 coil plug wires but none on no 3"
does power mean HV spark or the primary side has power
yes it does if fuse is not blown, all fuses good is first. ok , all.
ASD sends 12vdc to the spark coils.

"Looks like it is one tooth out on timing.( the cam belt wrong?)
really? no engine PCM likes that, it can bend valves on some engines. never time a cam wrong .or boom happens.
the non COP engine (1 coil pack)
has just 1 coil pack with 4 HV terminals
there is no spark timing at all, (is cmp + ckp)_
cam wrong wrecks cam time and spark both.
CMP sensors and CKP sensors set spark timing, and are fixed in the case of crank. (the cam CMP sensor will be off if belt is timed wrong.
WASTED SPARK if you replaced the 4 spark wires 1 by 1,
there would be no mixup and spark would be good.
Coil No. 1 fires cylinders 1 and 4. Coil No. 2 fires cylinders Nos. 2 and 3.
if you mix up the 4 wires HV it will not run
mixing 1 to 4 works, but the wires are too short
mixing 2 and 3 works, same deal
mixing 1 to 2 or 4 to 3 is FAIL
see why> firing order wrong. PCM does the older not you.
if you wreck the order it will not run.
4COPS can mix all you what so there I did both engines

the cam belt is a 60,000 service, if skipped the DOHC blows up.
piston hits valves and boom valves bent and heads a train wreck from H3LL. and compression not 200psi but 5. BOOM.
never skip cam belt service, did you?
did you drive it till it DIED? not told
or just doing normal service now.?
history matters, next time ask for help before going broke on part not needed
btw the quad spark pack the best ones are marked clear as day
1,2,3,4 at HV terms
and engine is
cambelt 1,2,3,4 , trans.
to test for spark only unplug 1 plug or get wrong results on 4 in 1 pack.
the 4cop spark coils test them any why you want even all at once.

always assume interference or go broke fast
and some engine heads milled become interference and you can't know that standing far away 3 feet.
there are some DOHC engines that are free running
means cam stalled and crank spins and zero damage

if you bought a dead car(my act for years) we check compression first not buy tons of parts praying for a dead engine to run.
even engines on a pallet used. I test them.
time the cam per the service manual
if you'd tell what engine was there I'd post it.



note the better coil pack
to test # 2 or 3 both spark plugs 2 and 3 must be connected
and shells ground to the engine block or both fail.
and both spark wires can not be open, mag wire is best.
this is called wasted spark and is only 2 coils if you look closer

Watch the video at the link. Toyota 4AGE Engine How to set Ignition Timing AE86

If your plugs are good on those quad engine i change lots of ignition coil and the cover plastic crack and the spark jump check the video

no, the plug is firing. But the timing is off. the plug is firing quite a bit before top dead center on that cylinder. The burning of the fuel mixture is occurring while that piston is on its way up and is slowing it down---dragging down the whole engine. i think you should change the distributor cap and rotor as cylinder one is firing at the same time as cylinder 2or 4. This indicates a possible carbon track in the distributor cap.

it sounds like you may have the wires on the wrong coil. It should be #1 on the #4 coil, and the #3 wire on the #2 coil. you probably have them backwards so 1 and 3 are firing on the exhaust stroke.
the firing order is 1-3-4-2.
they should be hooked like this.

Sounds like you need gearbox oil (transmission oil in USA) .... check your levels and top it up.

depends on engine code, and single cam or twin cam. check your code. D16W4 sohc stage 1. 29nm stage 2 72nm. D16Y5. stage 1 20nm. 2. 49nm. 3.67nm . 4. 67nm. there are 2 other codes for sohc engines these are the same as D16W4. DOHC engine as follows B16A2 stage 1. 29nm. 2. 83nm. hope this helps, if you are ot sure give m the exact engine code and i can verify.