Camshaft Sensor Crank But No Start

Car was running fine and quit running while driving.

Camshaft sensor crank but no start.

The camshaft position sensor gathers information about the vehicle s camshaft speed and sends it to the vehicle s engine control module ecm the ecm uses this data to determine the timing of the ignition as well as the timing of the fuel injection that the engine requires. Dan ferrell author on may 18 2018. If either one of these were to malfunction then the engine would not be able to start. It causes the engine to start vibrating heavily.

Also make sure the circuit and connections to the sensors are good. Hi sarah the code points to a problem with the camshaft circuit. Spent all day trying to get it to run even cleaned all connectors and disconnected the battery. 3 computer sensor malfunction.

Download for possible pending trouble codes. Had bad crankshaft and camshaft sensor codes. Replaced both and still want start. 1st though i pulled out the camshaft sensor and thought that was it.

Car will crank but not turn over. A failed sensor means no monitoring for the crankshaft position. Ultimately the juddering can affect the engine power and mess with the recording of mileage. Cranks but wont start.

Two of the main sensors for the engine are the camshaft position sensor and the crankshaft position sensor. The sensor should receive this power any time that a driver turns the ignition to the on position. The majority of modern vehicles have sensors in them which transmit information to the engine. I replaced cam sensor oil sensor and engine coil.

I changed the sensor and now it won t start. My 2000 ford explorer cranks but wont start. Joe m on april 06 2020. Was driving when it first cut off and no noise just the oil light before it died.

Without this information the engine would not be able to function properly. No codes no lights. And still has bad camshaft sensor code. When the crankshaft sensor is not receiving power the engine will crank but not start.

Also there could be a problem with a sensor crankshaft camshaft sensor communicating with the computer.