01 ex sohc wont start

[allgravey20]

I recently bought to 01 sports for dirt cheap. I hot one of them running but havent gotten the one started yet. Just looking for advise before i get in too deep. It cranks but wont start. Has plenty of fuel pressure, i replaced the coil pack and new battery. Is it possible to slip time and still rotate the motor without obvious noise? Or is it as simple as a sensor? Was wanting to flip one and keep one so i need to fix it cheaply to break even and have a daily driver out of it

 

[allgravey20]

I have checked fuses also. When cranking the tach does not move. Does that mean it is the crank positioning sensor?

 

[allgravey20]

I have replaced the coil pack and crank positioning sensor. Still not trying to fire with or without starting fluid. Any ideas on what next besides timing jumped? I thought with an interference motor there would be noise or motor not spinning if timing jumped and there would be enough fuel in cylinders that it would pop or misfire.

 

[Robman]

Could there be an issue with the PATS I wonder..

 

[allgravey20]

It has 2 keys and no difference with them. I tried both

 

[Robman]

Unplug/cleanup the computer connector?

Check for broken wires? My 97 had a few wires cracked and broken in that whole mess of wires behind the power distribution box.

 

[allgravey20]

The one on the firewall?

 

[Robman]

Yep

 

[allgravey20]

Ok. I will try that tmrw. Hopefully that'll solve it and its not a timing problem

 

[allgravey20]

No luck

 

[allgravey20]

Do these have a cam sensor that could cause it? Or can the security do it? With both keys doing the same thing, that eliminates them but how do i check the rest of it?

 

[bigred4x4]

Wild guess input .....my x does this from time to time all I do is wiggle the fuel pump relay until it kicks on does the fuel pump come on when you turn the key it makes a 2 second whine noise

 

[allgravey20]

Yes. I have fuel pressure at the motor too. It wont fire with starting fluid either. Makes me think its spark related

 

[allgravey20]

Well so much for that one. I had my friend crank it over while i was listening and it popped real loud and now I have oil everywhere. I'm guessing it was the head gasket and the timing had slipped on it. I don't know if that caused the motor to blow or if I can rebuild it only time will tell when I pull it out and do some investigating