98sable won't start ?

Asked by mick Mar 12, 2022 at 05:13 PM about the 1998 Mercury Sable LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The engine turns easy and tries to start but doesn't,sprayed fuel into intake and
same thing , and sounds like it's getting spark ,so what else would you check
and how,crank sensor ,can sensor how do you check

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beatupchevy answered 2 years ago

check for proper spark , fuel pressure and injector pulse , find the problem and go from there .

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james answered 2 years ago

If you have spark and fuel but it still won't run it's time to do a compression test. If all cylinders test very low or zero it's jumped timing. Hope that helps! Jim

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