No start after stalling

CANNON1349

MECHANIC
2007 KIA SPECTRA
2.0L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
147,000 MILES

Customer proclaimed that the vehicle "stalled" on them at a red light, and never turned back on. Upon inspection there was a massive oil leak, seemed to have come from the valve cover gasket. The valve cover gasket has been replaced, as well as new spark plugs, but still no crank. Attached is a video of the sound of the crank.

The code reader is showing P0011, P0420, P0196, P0125, P0128, P0456. It is my speculation that all of these (except for P0420 and P0456) are caused by the oil getting into the electrical connections.

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DANNY L

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Hello, I am Danny,

Yes, that is completely possible. Have you checked connectors (unplugged) to verify? Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-

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Friday, November 23rd, 2018 AT 2:03 PM

CANNON1349

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I have not. I have speculated that the crankshaft position sensor is bad, hence the P0011 code.

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Friday, November 23rd, 2018 AT 2:20 PM

KEN L

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Hello,

Low engine oil can cause the P0011 code but when listening to the engine crank over it sounds like you have low compression. Here are two guides to help you see what's going on:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

Please run down these guides and report back.

Cheers, Ken

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Friday, November 23rd, 2018 AT 6:06 PM

CANNON1349

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#1 and #2 cylinders are at 40, #3 at 70 and #4 at 100

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Saturday, November 24th, 2018 AT 10:24 AM

KEN L

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Yep, bummer did the engine get overheated? Sounds like the engine needs to come apart. You can do a leak down test which can tell you valves or rings. Might be time for a rebuilt/used engine.