1998 FordTaurusS.E.won't crank, had a PASSTIME DEVICE on it .when it,car dealership went out of business and when car was paid for diddn't remove the device with had been giving me problems with starting the car before this happen.remove PASSTIME.still NOTHING.Starter or CRANKING SENSOR and where is it located on the taurus/1998 HELP! JOB AT STAKEEEEEEEEEE
Find the passtime device , it's usually under the dash near the ignition switch. You can trace it by following the wire from the remote eye. There are 5 wires with a plug connector plugged into the device. Leave the red, pink and black wires alone. The blue wire comes from your ignition switch and goes to a relay switch inside the device. The purple wire comes from that switch to your starter.
Leave them cut from the device, but solder, (or connect in some manner) them together so that the passtime device is bypassed. Then your starter will get power when you turn the key. That's all there is to it.
the passtime device will still appear to be functioning. It will beep and take codes from the remote, but regardless of whether it is timed out or not your starter will still get power.
SOURCE: I have a 1998 Ford
I have a 1998 ford escort had the same problems in the past, fix that alternator and then it went out again. It came to be the solenoid that mad the alternator go bad. Don't know if that will help but it's something to look into.
SOURCE: when i crank my 96 taurus sometimes it floods out and wont crank.
Too much gas won't make it hard to crank. To thick oil or not enough antifreeze will. If it's flooding, slowly pump the gas pedal to the floor 3 times and then with the pedal held tight against the floor, crank the engine. This will open the butterfly wide open and will blow the extra gas out.
SOURCE: cranks and won,t start then crank it and it starts
Check to see if the fuel pressure regulator is bleeding down.
SOURCE: 2001 Ford Taurus - won't start. Cranks really good
George,
Lots of possible choices... but junk yard coil as a replacement (easy for you to do) can eliminate that potential problem for just a few dollars.
If that fails, have a friend help you confirm that you have spark - by pulling a plug wire and holding it against (near) a good ground. If it sparks over 1/2 inch - it is not spark.
If that fails, pull a plug wire off a spark plug. Crank the engine for 10-15 seconds. Now remove and inspect the plug for gas wetness. If wet, it is not fuel flow.
If that fails, it could be timing, timing belt, or a large number of other issues - most cheap to fix but time consuming to locate.
Do the above tests then come back and let us know what you find!!
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