Cribs--cam position sensor wire was kinked and blowing secret fuse #3 in the fuse pack in e-box. Took a while to figure out as it wasn't throwing a code.
HTH someone someday.
Magic fuse #3--powers 9 different things!
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For the record:
Cranking no starting...turned out to be intake cam sensor...in an odd way.
3 miles after filling up I stopped. 10 mins. later wouldn't start. It cranked great.
After checking fuses and fuel pump relay, I gave up and towed it to the shop.
They started checking the basics. I wasn't getting power to the fuel pump, but they could jump it and it started.
They tested the relay; it was fine too, even though I swapped fuel with horn relay, you never know.
At first, they were thinking crank position sensor, and in testing it, the signal from it wasn't right.
Last night I read a post from Cyberkaa and brought the info about secret fuse #3 in the fuse pack this a.m.
It was blown. Replaced it, it blew right away. So, they replaced that fuse with a resettable 20 amp fuse so we could test easily.
I started unplugging all the relays and sensors on that fuse; Enoc and Sal said they thought a power to ground or kinked/damaged wire issue. That sensors and relays wouldn't draw enough to blow a 20 amp fuse. Every relay/sensor I disconnected--every one blew. Fuel pump, AC compressor I couldn't find anywhere, Fuel tank leak detection, therm, crank position sensor. Then finally, the intake cam position sensor. Fuse didn't blow!
Turns out that the wire from the sensor was kinked.
There was a moment where I was this close to crying when Enoc said to look at every wire coming from that fuse. I'm thinking miles of wire that anywhere could have rubbed open and be touching metal.
6 hours today and probably the same yesterday...taking things apart, etc.
I award 40% credit to Kalim; 40% to IMG; and I take 20% for finding Kalim's thread and ripping everything in the car apart to get to things to test.
No cam position sensor code came up at all...every other code came up though. Interesting...next time I'll remember that a lack of a code from something that should register, points to an issue.
HTH someone someday.
Magic fuse #3--powers 9 different things!
*****************************
For the record:
Cranking no starting...turned out to be intake cam sensor...in an odd way.
3 miles after filling up I stopped. 10 mins. later wouldn't start. It cranked great.
After checking fuses and fuel pump relay, I gave up and towed it to the shop.
They started checking the basics. I wasn't getting power to the fuel pump, but they could jump it and it started.
They tested the relay; it was fine too, even though I swapped fuel with horn relay, you never know.
At first, they were thinking crank position sensor, and in testing it, the signal from it wasn't right.
Last night I read a post from Cyberkaa and brought the info about secret fuse #3 in the fuse pack this a.m.
It was blown. Replaced it, it blew right away. So, they replaced that fuse with a resettable 20 amp fuse so we could test easily.
I started unplugging all the relays and sensors on that fuse; Enoc and Sal said they thought a power to ground or kinked/damaged wire issue. That sensors and relays wouldn't draw enough to blow a 20 amp fuse. Every relay/sensor I disconnected--every one blew. Fuel pump, AC compressor I couldn't find anywhere, Fuel tank leak detection, therm, crank position sensor. Then finally, the intake cam position sensor. Fuse didn't blow!
Turns out that the wire from the sensor was kinked.
There was a moment where I was this close to crying when Enoc said to look at every wire coming from that fuse. I'm thinking miles of wire that anywhere could have rubbed open and be touching metal.
6 hours today and probably the same yesterday...taking things apart, etc.
I award 40% credit to Kalim; 40% to IMG; and I take 20% for finding Kalim's thread and ripping everything in the car apart to get to things to test.
No cam position sensor code came up at all...every other code came up though. Interesting...next time I'll remember that a lack of a code from something that should register, points to an issue.
