Air, fuel, fire. Cranks but won't start

Asked by Cory Jan 06, 2021 at 03:32 AM about the 2005 Kia Sportage LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I have a 2005 kia sportage 2.0 l4 and I'm in need of
guidance. It cranks but won't start. It died while I was
driving. No misfire, no shaking. Nothing. Just died out of
nowhere and wouldn't start. I checked the fuel pump and it
works. I checked the plug wires and I have spark. I tried
spraying starting fluid in the throttle body and got nothing.
I checked the obd scanner for codes, but no codes. So I
know it's getting fuel, fire, and air. I'm not sure what my
next move should be. Compression test? Any help would
be appreciated!

1 Answer

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Compression test only test strength of the piston for mixture reaction of the stoykiometric ratio that is present ( triangle). But it most likely wont start because of a faulty crank position sensor. It basically sees the flywheel and tell the computer to signal the ignition coil so the car can start)). Google it, and you'll see a picture of it on the side of the motor. Kia has a nice design on that. One of the rare things that is nice, I might add. happy trials

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