crank position sensor???? - Ford Ranger Forum

rangerlady · 01-19-2011, 06:05 PM

i have a 96 2.3l 4 cyl. i just replaced the timing belt and now the truck wont start. I had everthing lined up the way it was suppose to be. could the sensor be the problem? Is there an easier way to change it besides pulling the water pump and alternator and all that good stuff?

bobkyle2 · 01-28-2011, 05:49 AM

why did you change the belt... did it run before..?

rangerlady · 02-01-2011, 12:59 PM

i had to change the belt because it broke while i was driving it. How ever I did get everything back together, finally after i lined up the right marks, after scrubbing the crap out of the pulley to see the right marks, it fired right up. Now after a week of driving it and it running fine, the stupid thing will start up but then choke out after a few seconds.

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bobkyle2 · 02-04-2011, 02:34 AM

fuel filter?? maybe ... we got some new guys here they might be more help than me?

Stephen.G.Fiddes · 02-06-2011, 02:10 AM

Could be a number of things.

Fuel Filter
Cats plugged
O2 Sensors,
MAF sensor
Sparks (altho if you're smart enough to replace a timing chain, you're smart enough to check your sparks every so often)
Vacuum hose leak

Now, are you sure that the engine is choking itself out, instead of something else?

Has your CEL turned on?

**Hooligan** · 02-06-2011, 05:54 AM

Thread moved to the new 2.3 engine tech section

01-19-2011, 06:05 PM	#1
rangerlady Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4	crank position sensor???? i have a 96 2.3l 4 cyl. i just replaced the timing belt and now the truck wont start. I had everthing lined up the way it was suppose to be. could the sensor be the problem? Is there an easier way to change it besides pulling the water pump and alternator and all that good stuff?

01-28-2011, 05:49 AM	#2
bobkyle2 !! BAMF !! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Haven illinois Posts: 131	why did you change the belt... did it run before..? __________________ 2008 f150 I dont know much about rangers...But i will try

02-04-2011, 02:34 AM	#4
bobkyle2 !! BAMF !! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Haven illinois Posts: 131	fuel filter?? maybe ... we got some new guys here they might be more help than me? __________________ 2008 f150 I dont know much about rangers...But i will try

02-06-2011, 02:10 AM	#5
Stephen.G.Fiddes T-Bar Guru Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 31	Could be a number of things. Fuel Filter Cats plugged O2 Sensors, MAF sensor Sparks (altho if you're smart enough to replace a timing chain, you're smart enough to check your sparks every so often) Vacuum hose leak Now, are you sure that the engine is choking itself out, instead of something else? Has your CEL turned on? __________________ Nikon D90 ROLLED: 2001 Ford Ranger XLT Super Cab 4X4 Possibly next vehicle list: (all dependent on money.) 05 Ranger 4x4, Black 05 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, Red 98+ 2WD Ex-cab Ranger 96- Volvo 740

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02-01-2011, 12:59 PM	#3
rangerlady Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4	i had to change the belt because it broke while i was driving it. How ever I did get everything back together, finally after i lined up the right marks, after scrubbing the crap out of the pulley to see the right marks, it fired right up. Now after a week of driving it and it running fine, the stupid thing will start up but then choke out after a few seconds. .

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