2002 Dodge Ram no spark 5.9
Ok so this is for all the people googling the question
as to what the hell is wrong with their dodge. As to I
also kept googling the issue with mine and could
not find nothing but finally me and the mad scientist
finally figured it out!!!
Started with the truck drove fine until I got home
and shut it off. The following morning it would not
start. It will crank all day long till the battery died.
Just would not start. I've checked that thing for fuel
pressure even tho I can hear the fuel pump turn on.
Fuel was good and was getting delivered. Fuel
gauge would hold the pressure till I realized it. So
next is checked for spark. No spark going to any of
the 8 plugs. So checked the coil. No spark coming
from the coil. So checked for power at the
connection to the coil and nothing. No power there.
So I looked up on the turn on and off the key 3
times to read a code and nothing would happen.
Odd I know so it lead me to believe it was a bad
PCM. But before I changed the PCM I decided to
change the crank sensor. That was a pain in the ass
job but I did it. Only to find out that it did NOTHING
for my no spark problem. Checked fuses and
swapped relays, Next I chAnged the cap and rotor
for shots and giggles. And still nothing. Next I
bought a new coil and still nothing. Next I bought a
cam sensor/pick up coil. And STILL NOTHING. so I
decided to go ahead and send my PCM in for
check up and get the damn thing fixed. A long 2
weeks and finally my PCM came in the mail. I plug it
in and I almost junked the damn truck cause it still
did not want to turn on only crank. So me and a
friend decided to check the connections. This is for
everybody out there that Google this problem on
their dodge. I say this because I have for 3 weeks
and I couldn't find nothing just other people
googling the same thing and same ol answer to
change the PCM, the crank sensor , the cam
sensor/pick up coil, the wires, the ASD relay, ect.....
There was a couple of bad wires under the fuse box
that's located under the hood. It's the number 87
pin on the fuse box and number 3 on the black and
grey pin on the PCM connector. There was no
continuity through that wire. So people pull your
fuse box out its very simple. Couple of bolts and
there's enough wore there where you don't even
have to disconnect the connectors. The way the
wires are ran in there there's a bend and in time
they get dry rotted on the sleeve and the wire gets
to looking like the post of your battery. I connected
that wire and it's alive again. Good luck peeps I
hope this helps.
