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Lanna Tittle Posted on Sep 18, 2013
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Car will not start. Thought it was the fuel pump replaced that got in to start it and nothing. It will crank but not start. Took the spark plug off and it is getting no spark. Any ideas...Please help

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  • Lanna Tittle Oct 08, 2013

    had the ignition modular tested it was fine. tested the coils they said they were questionable. So we changed them. Started, drove it around. turned it off and on. went to go the next day and it wouldn't start.

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 97 grand prix. It won't start. It seems

Check the cam and crank sensors, If no pulse is detected the ECM will not fire the coils. Check your wireing harness at ECM and terminal conectors. Check your ground at coil packs...Last but not least...possible bad ECM.
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  • Posted on Aug 15, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am won't crank and I have replaced everything

I am going to go with the assumption that when you say it won't crank you mean it turns over but won't start. If it is a 3100 or 3400 it could be the coil pac modual that sits under the coil pack. Most Autozones and Advance stores have a tester for them so you won't have to repalce something that expensive. If it is a 2.4 you may need the tower that houses the coil packs or even the coil pac modual that sits under the cover on top of the motor. Before you do anything else, spay some ether down the intake while turning over. If it thry to run, then you may have a fuel pump problem. Better than that if you have access to a fuel pressure gauge, check the pressure while you are turning the engine over. Compare it to the recomended presure in section four of a hayes manual.

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