I washed the engine , and drove it home . A little while later I went out to crank it and it will not start
I'm assuming that since you drove it home that the engine still cranks over and that it is not a battery issue like one of the other answers. If it does, but still doesn't start or tries but doesn't run smooth, that you may have gotten moisture under the distributor cap. That wouldn't show just by looking at the engine bay. You would have to look under the cap to be sure.
This car doesn't have a distributor cap
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SOURCE: 1994 corvette wont start
Dunno if it is your problem but have had this same 'died without warning' effect from nothing more than a corroded battery clamp or terminal at the starter with the same problem.
A cheap multimeter will tell you if there is any life at all and by measuring at the terminals when having someone turn the key, then doing the same at the clamps themselves will tell you quickly if it is simply failed contact at the battery.
If the battery measures ~ 12.6 volts with no load (nothing turned on) and still the same with the key turned to start, then the terminals are at fault.
Something I have never seen before happened to one of our sons just yesterday; his Optima (costly) battery lost contact INSIDE of the battery!
It measured zilch until we dropped it on the ground (on purpose) then it measured normally 12.6 VDC.
We reinstalled it and again, as soon as he attempted to start the Jeep, even the underhood light went out and didn't come back on and the battery again measured 0 volts.
SOURCE: drove through a deep puddle. First the Battery
NORMAL, BELT SLIPPING. CHECK THE P/S FLUID. IF IT'S BRIGHT PINK OR MILKY YELLOW THERES WATER IN THE FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE DRAINED AND REFILLED.
SOURCE: engine won't crank
i have the same problem my avalanche wont crank, and the fuel gage dont go up, when the fuel gage works the truck starts but its been two days and it wont crank plz help...
SOURCE: 1994 Chevy K1500 engine cranks
The troubleshooting charts for your ignition system are copyrighted and I cannot post them here. You can have access to them by subscribing to alldatadiy.com fo a small fee.
The MOST LIKELY cause of your problem is a failed distributor module. (inside the distributor) The symptoms you described can also be caused by many other things like loose or corroded connectors or even a failed Powertrain Control Module (PCM)
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What Else Could Be Wrong?
SOURCE: Code P0342 - Chevy Aveo Sedan 2006. Last 2 months, when starts the car engine getting
Hello! The trouble code is telling us that the voltage to the Camshaft Positioning Sensor (CMP) is low...The connector that plugs into the sensor could be open, the sensor itself defective or low battery input to the sensor...See diagrams below as to sensor location...Lets eliminate...The wire colors in the CMP plug are...Pink...Black/White...And Light Blue/Black...If you connect a voltmeter to the Pink wire you must read 5 volts...Push a safety pin into the rear of the in-place connector into the Pink wire so it contacts the pin that the wire is crimped to...(+) probe of meter clipped to that pin and (-) probe to bare metal chassis ground...Key on...Meter set to read 5 volts...If 5 volts is present that eliminates a battery fault...Next push the safety pin into the Light Blue/Black wire...Turn on key...(+) probe to that pin...Should read about 2.4 volts...If you read nothing, or less than 1 volt the sensor is defective OR the connector pins to it are fouled...Pull plug and inspect both male/female pins for oil...corrosion...etc...Radio Shack sells a product called DeOxit...It's the best (no touch) spray contact cleaner...Send results...PS...Best meter to use is a digital one...$20...Guru...saailer
Remove engine cover:
CMP at top of drawing with timing chain cover removed for clarity...
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