Will not start

1999 FORD ECOSPORT
100 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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VERSATILETLC
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The car would not start and the plug does not have light.
Mar 8, 2020 at 3:10 AM
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KASEKENNY
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We need to start with finding out if the there are codes.

Then we need to find where we have power in the ignition system and where we do not. Unfortunately we don't offer this vehicle in the USA so I don't have specific information on this but the general principals still apply.

Here is a guide that runs through the common causes:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

The most common cause of no spark is a crank sensor that has failed. The ECM uses the crank sensor to determine where the engine position is to determine when to fire the spark plug. When the ECM doesn't have the signal from the crank sensor it doesn't fire the plugs at all.

Here are some guides that cover this info as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

Let me know if you have questions and we can go from there. Thanks
Mar 8, 2020 at 8:19 AM