1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Crankshaft Sensor

No I don't know for sure that it is the snesor. The reason I ask is because my car initially started to stall when it got hot. I was able to put it in nuetral everytime it stalled to get it fired back up. It would stay running for a very short amount of time and stall right back out! It was towed to shop and I have no oil pressure at all now. I had the mechanic tell me it could be a simple as a oil pump all the way up to as extreme as a new engine! I had another mechanic tell me that my engine is shot, that there is a rod knocking! My problem with this though is that my car was sound until it started stalling on me, and now they are telling me that it has a rod bad in it! I don't understand how a quiet engine and a car with no problems just throw a rod! I have had the fuel pump, fuel filter, eletrical work done, ignition module and coils are both fine, they have spark and tested normal, my ecm checked out ok! I am stumped. I have sworn that it was electrical of some degree since it started stallling on me. This is why I was wondering if it was or could be the crank sensor!

It had oil pressure that I thought was "normal" but I described it to the mechanic and he said it sounded low! On my oil pressure guage, it was reading a 1/3 of the way up! It was below the half way mark! I am wonder if a crank sensor will cause low pressure also. If an engine seizes up will it try to crank over, or will it make a scrething sound? You have been a HUGE help with this so far and any knowledge you have will help me tremendously!

Ok! Well it doesn't screech at all, I was just wondering what a seized up engine sounds like! When I turn the key it trys its hardest to start but doesn't! It no longer fires up! It just turns and turns and turns! :(

Yes, its not starting. Wow. The car is now at the house. I am going to take the engine apart as soon as the weather fairs up, but to be honest I am no mechanic by any means and have very little idea of what I am doing. I enjoy working on my car and I do know quite a bit about them but not the mechanics of an engine! I would hate to get into the engine and it be something else. I am just not sure where to turn next! If there is a slight chance that it isn't the engine do you have any ideas what could make a car crank but not start? It has a brand new battery, new starter solenoid, fuel pump, fuel filter, ignition module and coils are good! What else could it be?

Hello, Yes it has both fuel pressure and spark! How would a person go about testing the cylinders for compression?

Ok, great thank you! I will pick one up friday and as soon as I figure out if it has compression I will get backto you! Thank you sooooo much