1994 Pontiac Grand Am No start

Tiny
DANIYELLA
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  • 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 144,000 MILES
My car broke down after I shut it off for two minutes. My boyfriend took it in to Ford Dealership where he works. The car would start then die immediately, has 40 psi of fuel pressure. He replaced the crank sensor because he broke it. And now it still won't run. Please help me. Tell me what else could be wrong. This car means a lot to me.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 AT 6:31 PM

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Tiny
FREDDY1980
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The fact that your engine has a crank sensor likely means it has a cma sensor as well. The ecm will use data from both sensors to calculate Piston locations with the crank sensor and also know when to inject fuel at the right times from the cam sensor. If cam sensor is faulting as an example it may be trying to open an electronic injector on an exhaust stroke instead of on a intake/compression stroke stage. Just a thought but the ecm does need data from both crank and cam. An engine can sometimes start with a crank sensor down as it in some engines can still determine piston position via the cam readings from the cam sensor. But an engine with a cam sensor down will never start as all the ecm can determine is the position of #1 piston via the crank sensor and hence not enough info for the ecm to fuel the engine properly.
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010 AT 3:39 PM

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