Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches New England Can anyone help me?

Originally posted by JSmith:

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if the camshaft sensor or the crankshaft sensor fail it won't affect wether the starter turns the engine or not.

To test the camshaft and crankshaft sensors do this: (the procedure is the same for both sensors) remove the connector from the sensor and use a ohmmeter to test the resistance between the sensor terminals crankshaft sensor should be between 200 to 450 ohms. camshaft sensor should b between 200 to 900 ohms. if you get readings different from these then the corresponding sensor needs replacement.

Before you go opening boxes and throwing parts into the car that you can't be certain need replacement I'd like to ask a few questions.

When you put the key in and turn it on so the lights on the dash come on; can you hear the fuel pump, does the radio work, do the power windows work (if you have them)

If none of these things are working there's two things I can think of.

1. In the "auxilary" fuse box under the hood there is what I call a "mother fuse" Its rating should be 80amp maybe more. this is the fuse for the entire auxilary fuse box. It should be listed as fuse#1 but check your owner's manual to make sure. (its big and square with a clear top) If that fuse blows then every circut that is fused from the fuse box under the hood will not work.

Also look for the starter solenoid, this controls power to the starter. It is in the fuse box under the hood, it might be yellow, it's number is R6. There's really no way to test it other than turning the ignition switch to start the engine, you should be able to hear a faint click comming from the soilenoid. If not, its gaboosh.

2. Under the hood, there is big solenoid. It controls power to the auxilary fuse box. This one turns on all the accessories that are controlled by the ignition switch. If this solenoid fails then nothing that is in the suxilary fuse box will work including the starter solenoid.

I found my haynes manual, can you tell

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