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Old 03-16-2023, 01:16 PM
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Default Re: No crank but not RCM…

Crank sensors tell the ECU what position and speed the crankshaft has, this has nothing to do with engaging the starter - anyone who tells you different should not be giving out technical advice on this forum or elsewhere. This is an example of my warning to new members in my signature line's link. We have many here who give their 'tech advice' that is not worth listening to. I"m getting sick of it, and I think we need to limit who can reply to threads in tech support areas of the forum.


ANYWAY, you did not mention manual or auto - no cranks beyond the RCM can't be diagnosed without regard to the transmisison, as the configuration is so different.
In this case, I'd try this: Open the Pulse module and press down on the starter relay. If the starter engages, your soleniod and starter are fine. You are then left with:

Battery - terminal voltage below about 10.7 or so will not engage the starter, but will appear to be a "good battery".
Clutch/Shift/Brake pedal interlock (depending on auto/manual)
ECU failure (never happens)
SKREEM failure (if you get crank on three turns of the key but no crank on the fourth, yank off the battery cable, reattach and get three more)

Or maybe a bad pulse module, but not likely.

Remove the fuse cover using the tabs at the arrows; tabs are on the outside of the box.




Pry up the fuse carrier at the yellow tabs.


Unplug the PUlse module, pop the cover off (its not easy) and plug the module back in.
Turn key to ON.
Press down on the starter relay - if hte starter engages, your solenoid and starter are good. (There are two relays, one for the supercharger water pump, one for starter. If you car is not an SRT, you have no pump but you still have that relay, sitting there doing nothing Try both relays, I think it's the one on the right.) This means your battery can power the starter, but if the engine is turning over noticeably slowly, the terminal voltage may be low enough that the ECU won't engage the starter - so this does not completely prove the battery is OK.)
 

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