Car cranking, but not starting(Now with spark!)

[ST1G]

Well, twist of events. I realized today at the yard I tested the harness on my car, not the sensor. So I grabbed a good sensor at the yard and come home and retested the resistance of the CPS and it tests within limits... So I don't think that's the problem.


So, no I have no clue what the problem is. I guess I'll try a new distributor for giggles :(

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Yea. When I thought it was mine for the m30 I priced mine at around 100 or something. To much to pay for something that may not be the problem

[ST1G]

Get that new crank sensor in and then go from there

Yeah... I stop by the parts store. $80 I'm going to see if I can snag some from the yard that test okay.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Get that new crank sensor in and then go from there

[ST1G]

Didnt read the entire thread, but I had very similar symptoms and it turned out to be the main relay. Id say get a new relay as the quick and easiest possible fix.

He changed them from his other car with no avail

Exactly used relays from the headlight high beams that I could test and make sure were working.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Didnt read the entire thread, but I had very similar symptoms and it turned out to be the main relay. Id say get a new relay as the quick and easiest possible fix.

He changed them from his other car with no avail

[ohthejosh]

Didnt read the entire thread, but I had very similar symptoms and it turned out to be the main relay. Id say get a new relay as the quick and easiest possible fix.

[HennaE30]

No spark from coil. don't think the DME is sending signal. I tried two different DME's The Bentley says that the DME gets signal from the CPS. And my CPS isn't giving off the correct resistance, so I think that it's the CPS.

That is most likely the correct assumption, if that doesn't work, check the ground for the CPS

[ThatOneEuroE30]

You are probably correct.

[ST1G]

Are you getting spark from the coil? Plug wires go bad?

No spark from coil. don't think the DME is sending signal. I tried two different DME's The Bentley says that the DME gets signal from the CPS. And my CPS isn't giving off the correct resistance, so I think that it's the CPS.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Are you getting spark from the coil? Plug wires go bad?

[ST1G]

Well, I'm not getting spark signal to the distributor. I found the test in the Bentley for the crank position sensor and it seems the resistance isn't right for the sensor, so I'm going to find a new one of those.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Lol yea you could. That'd be the smart thing to do.

[ST1G]

I put my coil wire back on the coil. Grabbed the end that went to the cap. Now I wasn't very smart when I did this but then again I'm known as the village idiot. What I did was stuck a metal rod in the plug and waited until I took 12v to the dome haha. Once I got the 12v I knew it something in the distributor

I'm thinking maybe instead of using my brain as a test light I could use a test light. I bet I could get the test light to sit in there and crank it over in the dark garage, that would verify that I'm getting some power out the coil.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Car cranking, but not starting

I put my coil wire back on the coil. Grabbed the end that went to the cap. Now I wasn't very smart when I did this but then again I'm known as the village idiot. What I did was stuck a metal rod in the plug and waited until I took 12v to the dome haha. Once I got the 12v I knew it something in the distributor