GOt a big prob, Car Cranks But Wont START HELP!!!!
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GOt a big prob, Car Cranks But Wont START HELP!!!!
i was goin home when my car started to over heat, it gott up about 3/4 way before i relized it 
, so i pulled over and waited, i found out why it over heated because one of my water feed lines to my turbo burst, so i fixed it at the dunken donuts where i was parked. waited about an hour and a half before puting water in it to just make sure it cooled down, so i added the water and tryed to start her up, guess what she didnt start up. so i went through and made sure all was hooked up, spark plugs, wires and so forth then tryed again no luck, so i checked if i was getting any spark and guess again i wasnt .... so i towed it to my sisters and waited till the next day to start taken her apart, so i took off my coil pack and switched it hoping that was it but it wasnt, my CAS was replaced about 3 months before so i kinda ruled it out, now im looking at either a igtnition power transistor or my ECU, im not sure what to do so if any one could help it would greatly appreciate it ,
Chink (aka Vince)
, so i pulled over and waited, i found out why it over heated because one of my water feed lines to my turbo burst, so i fixed it at the dunken donuts where i was parked. waited about an hour and a half before puting water in it to just make sure it cooled down, so i added the water and tryed to start her up, guess what she didnt start up. so i went through and made sure all was hooked up, spark plugs, wires and so forth then tryed again no luck, so i checked if i was getting any spark and guess again i wasnt .... so i towed it to my sisters and waited till the next day to start taken her apart, so i took off my coil pack and switched it hoping that was it but it wasnt, my CAS was replaced about 3 months before so i kinda ruled it out, now im looking at either a igtnition power transistor or my ECU, im not sure what to do so if any one could help it would greatly appreciate it ,Chink (aka Vince)
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How old are the wires? Do the plugs look fouled? Sounds like you're at least on the right track, since you've determined there is no spark.
Only other thing I could think of, is perhaps your coolant temp sensor (not your thermo sensor), could be bad, which would explain your car's overheating and it's willingness to crank, but not start. A bad coolant temp sensor will throw your car's readings way off and cause the car to think it's running hotter/colder than it really is...hence why your temp gauge started going up. It also makes your car a pain in the ass to start. Sometimes you can get it started up after a few crank attempts, sometimes you can start it at all....you literally have to let the car sit there for a good while (hour or two), come back out and keep cranking it, until it finally starts. Once the car starts, you'll be greeted by a wonderful dosage of gas fumes.
But since you've already determined that you aren't getting any spark, I would think the culprit lies somewhere in that region. Even if that's the case, you still may want to take the time to replace both your coolant temp sensor and your thermostat sensor, if they are very old.
Only other thing I could think of, is perhaps your coolant temp sensor (not your thermo sensor), could be bad, which would explain your car's overheating and it's willingness to crank, but not start. A bad coolant temp sensor will throw your car's readings way off and cause the car to think it's running hotter/colder than it really is...hence why your temp gauge started going up. It also makes your car a pain in the ass to start. Sometimes you can get it started up after a few crank attempts, sometimes you can start it at all....you literally have to let the car sit there for a good while (hour or two), come back out and keep cranking it, until it finally starts. Once the car starts, you'll be greeted by a wonderful dosage of gas fumes.
But since you've already determined that you aren't getting any spark, I would think the culprit lies somewhere in that region. Even if that's the case, you still may want to take the time to replace both your coolant temp sensor and your thermostat sensor, if they are very old.
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check the spark plus and wires.
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What county is the car in?
I agree with Cyloc, the cam sensor is alot more prone to the heat of the engine than the ecu that hides safely in the car with you.
Plug wires
Cam sensor
coil pack
igniter
then maybe ecu
If you can't figure it out call us
727-821-1333 Buon-Auto
I agree with Cyloc, the cam sensor is alot more prone to the heat of the engine than the ecu that hides safely in the car with you.
Plug wires
Cam sensor
coil pack
igniter
then maybe ecu
If you can't figure it out call us
727-821-1333 Buon-Auto
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