90' LS400 crank angle sensor bad??
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90' LS400 crank angle sensor bad??
A few weeks back the connector to my crank angle sensor got caught in the timing belt and snapped off. Had to take a few things apart to get to the CAS itself, pulled it out just yesturday, re soldiered new wire on it with a connector from the junkyard, ziptied it away from the timing belt, connected it and tried to start the car up BUT no dice. It would crank and crank but wouldn't turn over. Is it possible for the CAS to have been on it's way out anyway ? is there anyway to test it ? I'm not really sure how often they go out or when they do, i have 220k miles on the car now
any help would be appreciated
any help would be appreciated
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i see, well it isn't throwing a code yet but when it was running it would have a check engine light and it would go away, but when the timing belt ate the wire to the CAS then after I fixed it and it didn't run that's the only thing I can think it would be
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well when i pulled the connector the wires were red/white so i just matched them up, is it possible that the color of the wires switch between the years? i pulled the connectors off of an early model LS but at the junkyard they didn't have the year so that is a possibility i wouldn't assume it to be but correct me if so, it wouldn't hurt to re-cut the wires and try them again to see if anything is different. Also i had a feeling the CAS wouldn't just go bad all of a sudden i was hoping that wasn't the case but it does have miles on it so i wasn't really too sure
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is it possible that the color of the wires switch between the years?
the wire colors haven't changed if the connector from the junkyard was also hooked up to the CAS
are you confident about the connections? - did you solder them? and heat shrink them for insulation?
it is possible that you blew a fuse or a circuit breaker or clipped another wire when all of this happened
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No.
the wire colors haven't changed if the connector from the junkyard was also hooked up to the CAS
are you confident about the connections? - did you solder them? and heat shrink them for insulation?
it is possible that you blew a fuse or a circuit breaker or clipped another wire when all of this happened
the wire colors haven't changed if the connector from the junkyard was also hooked up to the CAS
are you confident about the connections? - did you solder them? and heat shrink them for insulation?
it is possible that you blew a fuse or a circuit breaker or clipped another wire when all of this happened
and yes they were soldiered and heat shrinked
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Reconnect battery and try to start the car. Then check for codes again, same way you did the first time.
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If you have a digital multimeter check the resistance across the 2 terminals on the CPS.
From cold the reading should be between 835 and 1400 Ohms.
Also do you mean the wires were chewed by coming into contact with the serpentine belt instead of the cam belt?
If you want a copy of the factory manual section relating to these checks and tests send me a PM with your email address.
From cold the reading should be between 835 and 1400 Ohms.
Also do you mean the wires were chewed by coming into contact with the serpentine belt instead of the cam belt?
If you want a copy of the factory manual section relating to these checks and tests send me a PM with your email address.
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If you have a digital multimeter check the resistance across the 2 terminals on the CPS.
From cold the reading should be between 835 and 1400 Ohms.
Also do you mean the wires were chewed by coming into contact with the serpentine belt instead of the cam belt?
If you want a copy of the factory manual section relating to these checks and tests send me a PM with your email address.
From cold the reading should be between 835 and 1400 Ohms.
Also do you mean the wires were chewed by coming into contact with the serpentine belt instead of the cam belt?
If you want a copy of the factory manual section relating to these checks and tests send me a PM with your email address.
is it possible the CAS could've shorted out when the connector was chewed up by the timing belt? someone told me that is a possibility as well, maybe not likely but a possibility none the less