Motor swap but car won’t start
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Motor swap but car won’t start
Hello I’m new to the forums. I have a 2002 maxima 6speed and love the car. I have done a motor swap from a 2006 maxima engine into my 2003 maxima. The car won’t start there is no ignition. We’ve done about everything, I’ve looked in it and everything says cam sensor but we’ve changed them. Is there anyone that can help?
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Sorry for the late reply I’ve been busy with work and school. But the flywheel of the engine is from my original 03 maxima engine. I got in touch with a mechanic and he said that apparently that engine won’t work only an 02-03 engine will work. However these engine are practically the same thing and everything from my old engine is on the new one. Also we tried playing with crank position sensor however no luck and we have tried to from an 02-03 maxima. Any suggestions ??
Sorry for the late reply I’ve been busy with work and school. But the flywheel of the engine is from my original 03 maxima engine. I got in touch with a mechanic and he said that apparently that engine won’t work only an 02-03 engine will work. However these engine are practically the same thing and everything from my old engine is on the new one. Also we tried playing with crank position sensor however no luck and we have tried to from an 02-03 maxima. Any suggestions ??
You didn't make it clear. Did you try starting it for several seconds without the crank sensor?
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yes I have tried with and with out the sensor. The engine turns but no spark.
Pull the sensor and look through the sensor hole to see where the flywheel stators are.....Have you checked the crankshaft sensor for the 5v reference voltage yet? If you have a analog VOM you can crank it and see if the sensor is producing a signal...
https://troubleshootmyvehicle.com/ni...ition-sensor-1
https://troubleshootmyvehicle.com/ni...ition-sensor-1
Last edited by CMax03; Sep 3, 2018 at 10:02 AM.
Certainly no expert here, but did you make sure to clean all the grounds? Did you clean the mating surface between the transmission and the motor? Apparently if that surface isnt clean you can have some funky electrical issues.
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