Re: '97 XJ still won't start, any more suggestions?
 

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:57:08 -0700, milk <phantom_milkie@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>hello again,
>
>I posted earlier this week regarding my xj, thanks to all that made
>suggestions-- however, nothing worked.
>
>So let's start with the facts:
>'97 xj sport, 4.0L 6 cylinder, 141,000 automatic.
>
>the story so far:
>
>It was fine up until last Sunday morning when i went to start it for
>work, and it would only turn over-- no spark, and i couldn't pull up
>any of the codes with the check engine light ( i could before, even a
>55 if nothing else was wrong).
>
>So into the garage it went, first was the thing in the distributor--
>crank sensor? that didn't work. Next they realized they could not
>connect with the computer, either way, so then came a new (used) PCM,
>and that didn't work, fuses were all checked, still nothing.

The "thing in the distributor" isn't the crank sensor. That is the cam
sensor. The crank sensor bolts to the top left side of the
transmission bell housing.

>
>That's where it stands now, they know its an electrical problem, it's
>just a matter as to what....any ideas?
>
>oh and i forgot, when they try to start it, the check engine light
>doesn't seem to come on at all anymore.
>
>Please, any more suggestions to look at?

I have two suggestions.

Replace the crank sensor.

Never take a vehicle to that "garage" again.



>
>thank you,
>Sandy

Re: '97 XJ still won't start, any more suggestions?
 

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:57:08 -0700, milk <phantom_milkie@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>hello again,
>
>I posted earlier this week regarding my xj, thanks to all that made
>suggestions-- however, nothing worked.
>
>So let's start with the facts:
>'97 xj sport, 4.0L 6 cylinder, 141,000 automatic.
>
>the story so far:
>
>It was fine up until last Sunday morning when i went to start it for
>work, and it would only turn over-- no spark, and i couldn't pull up
>any of the codes with the check engine light ( i could before, even a
>55 if nothing else was wrong).
>
>So into the garage it went, first was the thing in the distributor--
>crank sensor? that didn't work. Next they realized they could not
>connect with the computer, either way, so then came a new (used) PCM,
>and that didn't work, fuses were all checked, still nothing.

The "thing in the distributor" isn't the crank sensor. That is the cam
sensor. The crank sensor bolts to the top left side of the
transmission bell housing.

>
>That's where it stands now, they know its an electrical problem, it's
>just a matter as to what....any ideas?
>
>oh and i forgot, when they try to start it, the check engine light
>doesn't seem to come on at all anymore.
>
>Please, any more suggestions to look at?

I have two suggestions.

Replace the crank sensor.

Never take a vehicle to that "garage" again.



>
>thank you,
>Sandy

Re: '97 XJ still won't start, any more suggestions?
 

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:57:08 -0700, milk <phantom_milkie@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>hello again,
>
>I posted earlier this week regarding my xj, thanks to all that made
>suggestions-- however, nothing worked.
>
>So let's start with the facts:
>'97 xj sport, 4.0L 6 cylinder, 141,000 automatic.
>
>the story so far:
>
>It was fine up until last Sunday morning when i went to start it for
>work, and it would only turn over-- no spark, and i couldn't pull up
>any of the codes with the check engine light ( i could before, even a
>55 if nothing else was wrong).
>
>So into the garage it went, first was the thing in the distributor--
>crank sensor? that didn't work. Next they realized they could not
>connect with the computer, either way, so then came a new (used) PCM,
>and that didn't work, fuses were all checked, still nothing.

The "thing in the distributor" isn't the crank sensor. That is the cam
sensor. The crank sensor bolts to the top left side of the
transmission bell housing.

>
>That's where it stands now, they know its an electrical problem, it's
>just a matter as to what....any ideas?
>
>oh and i forgot, when they try to start it, the check engine light
>doesn't seem to come on at all anymore.
>
>Please, any more suggestions to look at?

I have two suggestions.

Replace the crank sensor.

Never take a vehicle to that "garage" again.



>
>thank you,
>Sandy