BELT BROKE WONT START - PLZ HELP
My 2004 dodge stratus ES which oddly enough has a 2.4L-G..when selecting it online you have to pick a reg stratus so you can select a G..anyway..mitsubishi engines ..
I was driving along and it immediately slowed down and I had to pull over, pay for a tow truck, and then figure it out. So my steps that I have taken to fix so far have been as follows.
After replacing fuel pump and battery - first guesses, my father and I realize the crank shaft was not turning when trying to start. Then we noticed the belt broke right off and after taking the remaining belts off and cover, we expose the lower crank and see the shreds of belt wrapped around it, and the crank shaft shield and sensor were damaged.
1. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT + NEW BATT
2.ALL 4 NEW BELTS
3. CRANK SHAFT SENSOR SHIELF + C.S. SENSOR(were damaged when belt broke)
4. NEW ALTERNATOR (because it was seized up, nothing to do with actual issue)
5.REMOVED SPARK PLUGS - HAVE PRESSURE - TIMING SEEMS TO BE IN PLACE - NOT SURE IF THERE IS SPARK COMING FROM PLUGS THOUGH.
No idea what else it could be. Some say computer, don't think the valves are bent because I was able to turn the crank shaft by hand when timing it. Any ideas would be a great help. Not so sure it is the coil(s) - Not sure if it could be something with the fuel line, but I have no leak and I put in a fuel injector cleaner every 6 months or so.
When we first put on the new timing belt there was a terrible knocking noise you only really heard inside the car when attempting to start, not outside. We realized we must have had it 180 degree backward, fixed it and no more loud noise. Feeling lost.
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