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This was one of the weirdest causes of a no compression, no start problem that I have ever seen. Someone could have easily condemned the engine itself for this problem. Every other time I have heard an engine crank like this (no compression has a unique sound), it has always been a jumped or broken timing belt or chain. Going into this, I would have never thought a stuck closed idle air control motor could cause this condition. I've seen many sticking IAC motors in the past and with every single one of them, the engine would at least start up and run for a second or two. In part 2, I will show you how to test and clean the idle air control motor itself.

Engine Performance Diagnostics chapter 1

symptoms 50

  • no start with good spark, injection pulse and fuel pressure
  • no compression
  • very high cranking vacuum

fix 50

  • clean stuck closed idle air control valve

test shown enh 50

  • what an engine sounds like during cranking with no compression
  • compression test
  • cranking vacuum test
  • cam and crank relationship on a lab scope
  • how to verify cam timing
  • in cylinder pressure transducer testing
  • ignition timing verse cylinder pressure waveform
  • how to identify a proper timing with a scope

Tools used

  • Picoscope
  • vacuum gauge
  • compression gauge

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Playlist

(Chapter 1) Misfire ID, Compression Tests, Vacuum Leaks, Fuel Trim, Head Gasket, Restricted Exhaust, Low Power, DMM

Related videos:

Causes of low compression, no start from a stuck closed IAC (part 2) - Toyota/Lexus:

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Broken timing chain with good spark - GM 2.2 (part 1):

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Broken timing chain with good spark - GM 2.2 (part 2):

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Honda Civic 1.7 (start, run, stall case study):

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