I recently purchased a stratus 2.4 dohc,dont have much history about car.it cranks very strong,has plenty of spark not shooting any codes whatsoever so far i replaced timing belt,tensioner,water pump,crank sensor ,cam sensor,checked fuel pressure and replaced spark plugs all to no avail.WHAT ELSE IS THERE????As I said spark is very strong valves arent bent engine turns easily by hand,all fuses have been checked and tested with volt meter,Ive had several other mechanics look at car and everyone is puzzled,please help me I am a single mother and money is gone.Thanks a bunch.

 

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Remove the spark plugs and ck to see if they are soaked, with fuel. If the plugs are dry. You may not be getting any fuel to them.Once the plugs are out,also do a compression test and post the readings. Also inspect the wires going to the sensors.

 

aal sensors getting power how do i do compression test

 

how do you do a compression test,and is it expensive? PUL

 

The spark plugs need to be removed and thread a compression gauge into the spark plug hole and crank the engine four time and then ck the gauge for amount of psi readings. 125 and up is good. You will need to check all cylinders.

 

Engine turns easy by hand? That means no compession. Are you sure it doesn't have any bent valves or are you sure the cam/crank timing is dead on?>

 

you can get a cheap compression gague for under 30bucks
you never answered if there is fuel on the plugs or can you smell gas while cranking

 

plugs were soaked initially but not anymore,and yes you can smell the gas very strong havent trie d to crank in a day.havent gotten around to compression test out of money is there another way to check for compression without gauge? crank is set dead on and the other two are starting to confuse me because I line the two marks together because I dont see a mark to alighn it with on motor or case