My girlfriend has a 94 2.2L LE model Camry, and she needs it for work desperately but I can't figure out what the heck is wrong with it.

We went for a drive the other day, and 20 feet out of the driveway she put down the accelerator, the engine rev'd but the car felt like it was under a lot of load, and when she released the accelerator the engine died instead of returning to idle.

I have tried getting it to start, but all it does is crank. No misfires, no stumbling...NOTHING. I even tried starting fluid, NOTHING. No misfires, no stumbling. No cylinders fire whatsoever.

I already replaced the fuel pump (which was under warranty) so it cost me $0, and fuel is present at factory recommended pressures. All 4 plugs are receiving a spark (I removed them and cranked to see the spark). There are no vacuum leaks or anything that I can find.

I have no idea what else it could be. It bugs the heck out of me that not even starting fluid is helping when I have spark at all 4 plugs.

I (we) are both desperate to get her car to just last a little while longer before we can afford a new one for her to get to work!

 

next thing i would check is the timing belt....pull the distributor cap off and turn the engine over....if the rotor isn't turning, then your timing belt is probably broken....

 

Oh I did forget to mention I already checked the timing belt, I can see it with the cover off of it, and the rotor does turn when cranking.

 

was or is the distributor loose? it sounds like the timing is off.....

 

The engine ran OK until it revved and died?