2.7 wont start engine light flashing 10 times
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OK, i'm just getting time enough to sit down and type this out. It was in the 90s this week and cars tend to die like the plaque has hit...lol.
I guess the first thing I should ask is your fault codes. But I will go ahead and assume what is happening because as a Chrysler tech i've had my @ss burned once with this issue myself. At the time these 2.7 engines came out, I was one of the only people in the area to work on them in great number and get to experience the learning curve...lol.
There are a couple types of engine controllers in these vehicles. There is the old style PCI BUS which is what we've had for quite a few years up until the early 2000s were changed to what is called NGC (New Generation Controllers).
The short version of it is that these 2 types of systems use cam/crank sensor input signals differently. If you were to hold a flexplate AND the camshaft sprocket from a PCI and an NGC side by side, you will be differences in the windows (square holes) or the opening locations and durations of these windows. These windows are what create a changing signal that the preset software in the PCM reads as a certain position.
Now, to tell you what you did, I really need the year model of the car and if this was a remanufactured engine or a salvage yard. It may make the difference in pulling out the engine or just replacing the camshaft sprocket.
I guess the first thing I should ask is your fault codes. But I will go ahead and assume what is happening because as a Chrysler tech i've had my @ss burned once with this issue myself. At the time these 2.7 engines came out, I was one of the only people in the area to work on them in great number and get to experience the learning curve...lol.
There are a couple types of engine controllers in these vehicles. There is the old style PCI BUS which is what we've had for quite a few years up until the early 2000s were changed to what is called NGC (New Generation Controllers).
The short version of it is that these 2 types of systems use cam/crank sensor input signals differently. If you were to hold a flexplate AND the camshaft sprocket from a PCI and an NGC side by side, you will be differences in the windows (square holes) or the opening locations and durations of these windows. These windows are what create a changing signal that the preset software in the PCM reads as a certain position.
Now, to tell you what you did, I really need the year model of the car and if this was a remanufactured engine or a salvage yard. It may make the difference in pulling out the engine or just replacing the camshaft sprocket.
Last edited by TNtech; 05-15-2011 at 04:50 AM.