Replaced Accelerator Cable, Now it won't start possibly fuel pump or relay?
trackerlove
12-04-2009, 03:24 PM
Hello all. I have a 98 Galant ES that I recently replaced the accelerator cable in. I haven't touched anything else (to my knowledge) and now the car won't start. It will crank. I cannot hear the fuel pump priming up either when I turn the key to the run position. Any suggestions? The engine is a 2.4 4 cyl. Thanks!
I just wanted to update where we were at with this. I had the engine code read and it is telling us that the crankshaft position sensor has a circut malfunction. Because of this and because of the time and involvement to get to the sensor, I took the upper cover of the timing belt off. It is pretty badly cracked but not broken. Our guess is that when the car was stuck in an open throttle position, the only way to slow the car down was to turn it off. We figure that it probably jumped time and that is why it will not start. Again, the job to replace the belt in my opinion is labor and time intensive, time that I do not have. I have decided to send it to my mechanic as there is six inches of snow on the ground and my unheated garage just won't do it for me. I'll keep everyone updated if that is the solution to the problem.
1/4/2010
Happy New Years everybody! We have a solution! It was in fact the Crankshaft position sensor that had malfunctioned. My mechanic started it up a few days after I had the car dropped off at his shop. Because of that and the condition of the timing belt, it has been there for a while getting repaired, but tomorrow should see us picking up our little car with a new timing belt, pulleys, water pump, postion sensor, and seals. Not to terribly excited about how much I have to pay, but at the same time, it will be nice to have my little commuter back instead of racking up the miles on our nice car.
1/6/2010
Final Update. The cause of the sensor going out was that a balancer belt broke and took the sensor out with it. Didn't know that Mitsubishi Galants (the 1998 model anyway) had a balancer belt. Now onto the brakes.
I just wanted to update where we were at with this. I had the engine code read and it is telling us that the crankshaft position sensor has a circut malfunction. Because of this and because of the time and involvement to get to the sensor, I took the upper cover of the timing belt off. It is pretty badly cracked but not broken. Our guess is that when the car was stuck in an open throttle position, the only way to slow the car down was to turn it off. We figure that it probably jumped time and that is why it will not start. Again, the job to replace the belt in my opinion is labor and time intensive, time that I do not have. I have decided to send it to my mechanic as there is six inches of snow on the ground and my unheated garage just won't do it for me. I'll keep everyone updated if that is the solution to the problem.
1/4/2010
Happy New Years everybody! We have a solution! It was in fact the Crankshaft position sensor that had malfunctioned. My mechanic started it up a few days after I had the car dropped off at his shop. Because of that and the condition of the timing belt, it has been there for a while getting repaired, but tomorrow should see us picking up our little car with a new timing belt, pulleys, water pump, postion sensor, and seals. Not to terribly excited about how much I have to pay, but at the same time, it will be nice to have my little commuter back instead of racking up the miles on our nice car.
1/6/2010
Final Update. The cause of the sensor going out was that a balancer belt broke and took the sensor out with it. Didn't know that Mitsubishi Galants (the 1998 model anyway) had a balancer belt. Now onto the brakes.
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