Hi Forum Experts!
I'm perplexed and desperate.... I changed the much maligned power steering pump inlet o-ring yesterday and now the car won't start. It cranks just fine, but absolutely no sign of ignition. Strong gas smell, removed the plugs which were wet. Plugging one back in to the coil and holding it against the block I could get a spark while cranking the motor. So, there seems to be both spark and fuel.
I think that the crank sensor connector is right next to that pump inlet - could I have damaged a wire? I was super careful with trapping any fluid that came out. However that 10mm nut is really tricky to get at and I could have moved that connector around a bit. I have taken the connector apart and put it back together; it looked it fine shape - no corrosion. Another thing I did during the o-ring change - I thought I might have to take off the ps pulley for access and moved that around quite a lot while I found a place to wedge a bar through the holes to hold the pulley while I undid the nut.
One indicator that it could be the CPS or its wires - no movement of the tach needle when the starter is cranked. There are no codes on the OBD.
I'm going to change the plugs this morning, just because they are out and it's time, but I don't think that's the problem.
Has anyone ever experienced this or got any advice? Do these wires ever go bad? There's a protective sheath over the top side of the connector wires where there was a sharp bend in the wires - a point of failure after 150,000 miles? I'm reluctant to cut that to look since it probably helps heat protection, but maybe that's a next step?
Thanks to all for any words of wisdom!
I'm perplexed and desperate.... I changed the much maligned power steering pump inlet o-ring yesterday and now the car won't start. It cranks just fine, but absolutely no sign of ignition. Strong gas smell, removed the plugs which were wet. Plugging one back in to the coil and holding it against the block I could get a spark while cranking the motor. So, there seems to be both spark and fuel.
I think that the crank sensor connector is right next to that pump inlet - could I have damaged a wire? I was super careful with trapping any fluid that came out. However that 10mm nut is really tricky to get at and I could have moved that connector around a bit. I have taken the connector apart and put it back together; it looked it fine shape - no corrosion. Another thing I did during the o-ring change - I thought I might have to take off the ps pulley for access and moved that around quite a lot while I found a place to wedge a bar through the holes to hold the pulley while I undid the nut.
One indicator that it could be the CPS or its wires - no movement of the tach needle when the starter is cranked. There are no codes on the OBD.
I'm going to change the plugs this morning, just because they are out and it's time, but I don't think that's the problem.
Has anyone ever experienced this or got any advice? Do these wires ever go bad? There's a protective sheath over the top side of the connector wires where there was a sharp bend in the wires - a point of failure after 150,000 miles? I'm reluctant to cut that to look since it probably helps heat protection, but maybe that's a next step?
Thanks to all for any words of wisdom!