Engine Will Not Start

Ensure steps for spark and fuel testing in Basic Diagnostic Procedures in the BASIC TESTING article have been performed.

• Check ignition system. See the BASIC TESTING article.
• Check fuel pressure. See the BASIC TESTING article.
• Check fuel pump (PGM-FI) relay. See the BASIC TESTING article.
• Check CKP/TDC/CYP sensor (if equipped). See DTC P0335, P0336, P1336, P1337, P1361, P1362, P1366, P1367, P1381 or P1382 the TESTS W/CODES article.
• Check for contaminated fuel.
• Check A/T gear position signal. See procedures in the SYSTEM/COMPONENT TESTS article.
• Test PCM power and ground circuits. See MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) in the TESTS W/CODES article.
• Other possible causes are engine compression, intake air system leakage, engine locked up, timing belt, starting system, overheating and battery.