98 EB wont start...

[01EB5.0]

does the theft light flash rapidly when you try to start it?

 

[Ex95XLT]

yea

 

[01EB5.0]

sounds like a locksmith or ford dealer will be able to fix it...not sure if this is a driveway project

 

[jaguargt]

I Have the same problem, do you fixed the problem?

 

[marragtop]

Have you pulled the engine codes? I know you disconnected the battery that would have erased them, but trying to start it again should throw the code again. If you can hear the fuel pump run, then most likely your problem is spark related.

 

[jaguargt]

In my dash my ECT light doesn't lite, and i can't hear the fuel pump working, and in my dash the THEFT light it's blinking, could be the problem with the chip in my key?

 

[TPLYNCH]

So the engine just turns over (cranks) but doesn't start? First thing i'd try is swap the fuel pump relay with another on and see if your fuel pump starts. If it were the theft system, you should still hear the fuel pump. That does not get cut off I don't believe. Does the theft light blink rapidly? Are you using a different key, one that may not be programmed?

 

[EBInterceptor]

I know exactly what this is like. I went over to a friends place to do some work on the X, and came back out 5 min. later out of his house to pull into the garage and it wouldn't start. I did disconnect the battery once for a while and was able to get it to start, but after that my friend turned it off and wouldn't start again. I checked fuel pressures, tried jumping it, did a million things and nothing. The theft flashed rapidly and everything. What the problem was for me, and possibly for you, is the your PCM is could be shot. What happened was the PCM went shut down and wasn't sending signals between that and the security, so the theft system would go into default mode. I hade it towed in, and they searched everything and that's what they came up with. The good part of the story is that my PCM ('98 Sport) was still covered under the emissions warranty since the PCM controls the emissions system. All the work and all the diagnostics were free. The only thing I had to pay for was a second key (since I didn't have one, and they need two keys to program it) and I also got a bought a key fob and had it programmed.

 

[jaguargt]

Well yes, the engine cranks, the theft light blinks a little fast, how can i check if my PCM it's gone?, i bought this truck in a auction with a crash in the front,(yes, i resset the cutt off), (the crash was a year ago), and they gave me just one key, with the control, and the key open the truck and turns the switch so i think it's the right key, the thing it's that i don't know if it's programmed, i have the truck in Guatemala, and i asked to the dealer and they will charge like $450.00 to program the system again, i want to try all before take the car to them, thanks for your help.

 

[Garth]

There is a thread on here about how to program the key.

 

[EBInterceptor]

Well yes, the engine cranks, the theft light blinks a little fast, how can i check if my PCM it's gone?, i bought this truck in a auction with a crash in the front,(yes, i resset the cutt off), (the crash was a year ago), and they gave me just one key, with the control, and the key open the truck and turns the switch so i think it's the right key, the thing it's that i don't know if it's programmed, i have the truck in Guatemala, and i asked to the dealer and they will charge like $450.00 to program the system again, i want to try all before take the car to them, thanks for your help.

This is jacking the original thread, but sounds like yours doesn't have a chip in it or needs to be re-programmed. Need to have 2 keys to do that. You can make copies of keys, but without the chip they won't start it up.

My other post was actually intended for the original thread starter.

 

[jaguargt]

Fellows, thanks to everyone, the truck started last night, because of the crash, there was 2 grounds loose, i think one of those grounds are for PCM relay, after i fixed that, the truck started like new, again, thanks to everyone.