#3 and #6 cylinders not firing at all, is it a bad camshaft sensor or the computer?

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Asked by captric2_ Jul 09, 2016 at 09:04 PM about the 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

other cylinders have good spark...just changed wires too

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How about the coil pack. Start there the computer told you NO spark on 3 and 6 right? DTC code. It's NOT CPS (cam sensor)

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no coil pack on this year just one ignition coil getting commands from computer to fire...visually no sparks at 3 and6....dts from key method gives a cps error but I think that's just from being disconnected for a short time....engine will run barely at just above idle with full throttle...I would think it wouldn't run at at all with a bad cps, so I'm thinking computer....just bought this van and PO is stumped ...he replaced the timing belt due to a seized water pump...Ichecked that out and it looks good as far as the marks go on the cams and crank...he replaced the distributor with its looks like a new cps and checked the timing on that ..it looks good ...he replaced the PCM....don't know where from ....he replaced the o sensors...I put a new dist cap and wires on with no results...PCM #s r good

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Its a used PCM, hand cranking verifies compression, just has one ignition coil, no spark on these cylinders. Can hear fuel injectors clicking with stethoscope on #3 and#6

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Part numbers completely different for the four-cylinder plus it's getting fuelto the injectors I can hear the clicking I'm just thinking it's another bad computer

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On my 04 Caravan spark call is not firing on 3 and 6 what caused that some people said some people say that the crankshaft sensor or the computer is that correct

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