TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START

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RASMATAZ
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It Will If Hook Up.? Need more details on the problem-
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JIM1111
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No power at any terminal on inhibitor switch.
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JIM1111
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I need to correct my reply, I checked the inhibitor relay on fender not switch on transmission.
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JIM1111
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How do you remove inhibitor switch from transmission for test?
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KHLOW2008
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You need not remove the switch for testing.
Unplug the connector and test for battery voltage at White/Red wire terminal. If voltage is present, use a jumper between White/Red and Yellow and try cranking.
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SHYSHA24
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My car won't start I don't know waht it is when I turn the key it just makes a clicking noise, almost like a static noise. So can you tell me the problem.
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For a start test the battery and also make sure its cleaned and tightened properly
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Does the connector pull out of transmission?
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KHLOW2008
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Yes, connector is plugged in and held by a locking tab which is pressed to release
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JIM1111
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Inhibitor relay has no power on any terminal.
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Terminal #1 of inhibitor relay must have battery voltage with ignition on and while cranking.
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JIM1111
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No voltage on #1 what should I look at next?
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KHLOW2008
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The answer was given previously. Check for battery voltage to inhibitor switch and out of it to the inhibitor relay.
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I own the vehicle listed above with 3.3 litter v6. It ran fine, then about a week ago my check engine light was on. When I tested it at AutoZone the codes said knock sensor and misfire on number one cylinder like I said it ran fine when I would try to accelerate pass somebody on the highway I would hear a little valve chatter. Also, I could tell an occasional miss from time to time. I changed the spark plugs and it seemed to get better.
A few days ago my sister in-law drove it to the bank and it shut off while she was waiting in line. I towed it home found a faulty number one spark plug wire. So I replaced wires rotor and distributor cap.
My spark plugs are sparking my fuel pump is pumping, but when I turn it over that is all it does is turn over real fast. It does not even act like it wants to start. I sprayed starting fluid into the intake manifold and still nothing, now if it tried to start that might mean that my fuel pressure regulator might not be working but since it did not what could be the problem? Please do not tell me that my timing jumped and if it did how would I tell?
Please help it is a long walk to work.
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You have fuel and spark the valve timing could be the problem. Remove distributor have helper crank engine over is the rotor spinning?
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The rotor spins,
I took the top timing belt cover off and confirmed that my number one piston was at TDC with a clothes hanger and aligning the 0 degree notch on my cam shaft pulley with the arrow indicator on the bottom timing cover, at this point my rotor was pointing at the number one, which should mean compression stroke, right? Then I took the cam pulley off making sure not to move it from TDC there was not a mark on my oil pump housing like the book said there would be so I made one. My left cam and right cam were about two teeth away from there marks (jumped time right?) I took the old belt off moved the cams back to there marks, installed new belt fit perfectly. Adjusted belt tension to spec with new belt tension-er. After rotating cam twice like the book said put everything back together and it was hard to start. I moved the distributor until it started but then it ran rough so I moved it until it ran good. Then I drove it a couple of blocks when to accelerate (4,000 rpm) and it shut off and would not start. The book mentions that it will run rough for fifteen to twenty minutes while the PCM relearns stuff it also says to get it started let it warm up turn the engine off. Turn the PCM control of the timing off by turning the screw on the PCM to self diagnostic mode with the ignition on then start engine let it idle (it would not idle before I turned the PCM off) then adjust the timing. So I did all that, but when I put a light on it my distributor was all the way advanced (to get it to start), and I could not see any of the notches as I rotated the distributor half way I could see the last mark (TDC is first from the left) then it shut off. It should have ran better as I got closer even if it did I with the distributor turned all the way. I do not know if it would have hit the TDC mark. I was almost sure that I put the timing belt on right! It is an interference engine but how could it run right sometimes with bent valves? What did I do wrong or could it be something wrong that I missed?
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JONNYBONES
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Sounds like one of two things; crank position sensor or cam position sensor. Crank sensor is on top of bell-housing behind engine and is hard to get to, the cam sensor is an integrated part of the distributor. Good Luck!
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SAMMY JOHN
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Timing is suppose to be at 15 degree BTDC, so turning your distributor to 0 is likely one good reason it began idling poorly and then shut off the closer you got to 0. Try setting it to 15 degrees BTDC while running.
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KEN L
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Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out whenever you are on the site. :)

Cheers, Ken
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I have replaced everything I can think of that might solve this problem, but still very unsuccessful my pathfinder will still not start, truck has spark but will not fire up am clueless to this point. Any ideas?
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