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2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Repair Question


Topics covered: Compression, Body, Compression test.
Mileage: 215,000 miles.

Asked on February 9, 2013

Mitsubishi Endeavor Compression Problem

Why vehicle want start after changing timing belt? and #2 coil. The tps is humming on the throttle body.
Avatar Asked by hellionkng

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Replied on February 9, 2013

why did you change it???

are your marks correct???

did it run before replacing it???

do a compression test

Roy

Tiny Answered by ASEMaster6371 (expert)
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Replied on February 9, 2013

the vehicle was missing thursday morning on my way to work. Picked up my rider and it killed while sitting n neutral. The obll/scan i did told me the #2 coil was bad and it was. It's smelled burn't. It grounded out on the valve cover tube. When I changed it, the vehicle just spin over just the way it did when i tried to restart it that mornining. So; I changed the timing belt thinking that was the problem. The marks are exact on the cam shafts and crank. If I align the marks on the crank is it at tpc? Are Do I have to take the #1 spark out to get on top dead center?

Tiny Response from hellionkng
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Replied on February 9, 2013

Did you align the timing marks before you replaced the belt?

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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Replied on February 9, 2013

yes!

Tiny Response from hellionkng
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Replied on February 9, 2013

if you aligned the crank gear correctly, the pistone will be at tdc.

our concern is do you have any compression or did you bend valves.

i would start with a compression test

Roy

Tiny Answered by ASEMaster6371 (expert)
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why is the throttle body humming when i turn the switch on? I grabbed the plug and it weakens. Would this keep it from starting? When the motor spins I hear a puff sound.

Tiny Response from hellionkng
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Replied on February 10, 2013

that is another issue and it may be tps related or ecm, but lets stick to the first issue

Roy

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