Fuel issue? Crank no start

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ETHERIDGE_S
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I was driving down the highway and my car start going at a slow pace and wouldn't pull, felt like it lost power. I pull over cut off the ignition and tried to restart the engine but it wouldn't crank, but it turned over. What could be wrong???
Feb 25, 2011 at 10:01 AM
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KASEKENNY
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There are a number of issues that can cause a crank no start. So we need to start with this guide that will get us started:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

We need to check for fuel and spark to start but I would use starter fluid in the intake and then if it still does not start then we need pull a plug and check for spark.

We can also check for fuel pressure using this guide:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

I suspect we are going to have a fuel issue just based on they way you say this happened so we need to make sure we check that carefully.

However, if we don't then this may be a crank sensor issue. Here are a few more guides that will help talk about this as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

Please see the info below for the crank sensor if we find there is no spark. Let us know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks
Jul 17, 2021 at 10:38 AM
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