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Old 08-09-2013, 10:24 PM
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Hey guys. This lady has a 03 Escalade. Was driving. And all of a sudden shut off. So, checked fuel, pump comes on. Has good pressure. So, pulled a plug. No spark. Tried a new crank sensor. No luck. With the old sensor, I turned the engine over by hand and could hear the fuel pump prime and such with every turn. So I'm assuming it's getting signal from the CKS? I tried seeing if the volts would pulse to see if the sensor is bad, but I don't think I had a good connection.

Could a Cam sensor cause no start as well?
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What codes do you have set/pending?

And the fuel pump isn't supposed to prime with every rotation, either.
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I tried a new CKS, but still no luck.... No codes came up.

Well. I'm using a old hand held tuner, notala scanner, and nothing came up under saved codes, but "codes after css" or something, I had 49 codes. Everything from the MAF to MAP and CMS and CKS sensors showed faults.
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Kind of sounds like a ground strap broke off. Have you checked all the ground points/cables/straps?

Get yourself a halfway decent code reader, preferably one that can display code definitions from P0001-1000. If you can spend more money, get one with manufacturer-specific definitions from P1001-2400.

Something like this will come in handy:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=511731_0_0_

You need to clear ALL the codes and then see what codes come back as pending/set. Autozone will do loaner programs sometimes on their scan tools, you pay for it and then return it when done.

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check the ground wire on the front right side of the block behind the p/s pump. when i did a rebuild mine would inject fuel but no spark.. that one wire was the problem it wasnt connected
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Ok. Scanned. I have no codes period. Wth?
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I've got power to the coils. And the pinkish red wire at the coil has power.
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Also checked the ground. It was fine.
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Ok. I'm getting power and signal power to the coils. But when I put my test light on positive and check the ground at the coils, I'm not getting a ground. I've checked all ground at the back of the heads and suck.


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