Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Major problems after UIM/LIM cleaning

Well, I cleaned my UIM/LIM on my 96 SE and replaced all the gaskets and injector seals. While I was at it I put in some new spark plugs. I also soaked the injectors in injector cleaner while I had them out.

It was a long process. It's my winter car so I took a couple weeks to do the job after I had to wait for parts etc. So I put everything back together tonight and went to start it up. It ran for about 3 seconds then stalled. It sounded a little rough but I figured that was because of the cleaning.

Now it won't start. I can hear the starter and can see the accessory belt and water pump belts moving. I can also see the cams moving through the oil cap.

I'm a little scared now. I'm hoping nothing fell in while I had the LIM off. I covered up the ports while I had them off.

There was a lot of crud in the LIM and i'm worried some carbon might have fallen in to the engine. There was also lots of loose stuff in the valve stems.

Worse case senario, what would happen if some carbon did fall in? Even worse, what happened if something was somehow in the UIM and I missed it and got sucked in?

I also noticed that wiring harness to the injectors was starting to crack.

I wonder why it started the first time and now won't. Thats what worries me. I didn't hear a pop or bang or anything. It just stalled.

What do you guys think happened?