So, I spend some time on the crank issue and finally I think I found the problem, by chance.
It's located just at the end of the connector of the crankshaft sensor.
When I pulled on one wire of the connector of the crank sensor, I felt a strange feeling on the orange wire.
Finally I found that the copper wire was cut inside wire of the Crankshaft sensor. It broke inside the plastic layer of the wire, so the wire was just a "plastic tube", copper wire were were no more connected, so no signal. I checked the continuity between ECU plug and crank sensor wire and all is OK until the connector of the sensor.
I noticed the same issue on my spare wiring loom, the wire are almost cut just after the connector, at the same location. I think the problem is linked to the sharp angle made by the wire after the crank sensor connector.
I'll use my spare engine loom to repair this connector.
Stivieturbo, just to confirm you that even if it's a GC8, I have now AVCS heads on the motor, from JDM Spec C, hence the VVT pin assignment.
Now I'll repair this issue, control crank signal but also cam signal and AVCS signal.... open a beer.... cross finger.... call for the exorcist to attend my second attempt
And of course let you know if the exorcist drunk the beer
