tw3124

Hi guys,

Hoping somebody here might be able to help me out with an issue Im currently experiencing with my 2000 Liberty. I recently changed the engine in the car (the other one gave up on me) and was able to get the car to run whilst I had the up on the stands. However as soon as I lowered the car and try to start it again Ive been unable to get it going again.

When I first started it, the engine seemed to be running a bit rough when idling and vibrating quite heavily. I connected the test connectors under the dash in order to get a fault code and it returned P0026. I looked up this in the Haynes manual and I cant seem to find it anywhere. Looking around the internet it seems that it relates to a variable valve timing sensor that are located on each bank of the engine. However I cant seem to find these sensor anywhere on my engine.

Im pretty sure the issue is with the timing of the engine as I am getting sparks and fuel to the cylinder but cant seem to get proper ignition. Is there something else that I might have missed when changing the engine over? Or alternatively does anyone know of this P0026 code coming up on older (Gen 3) models as most of the videos I have seen seem to be for Gen 4 and up?

Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers