2004 Camry Turns Over But Won't Start

Asked by JollyRogerThat Jul 05, 2019 at 07:52 PM about the 2004 Toyota Camry LE V6 FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

OK, I'm officially stumped  - I have a 2004 Toyota Camry (3.0 L) that turns over
fine, but won't start.  My nephew was driving it and he said it just died.  Here is
what I have done so far:

- Read the codes.  There were three codes and all three were ABS related.
- Replaced timing belt, and tensioner - The original was not broken, but it had
200k+ on it.  All marks were lined up perfectly after installation.  (Although I
admit that I wasn't able to find anywhere in writing where the rear cam timing
mark is on the timing cover plate.  I "assumed" it was the indentation in the
middle of the top mounting tab, so that's where I aligned it to
- Checked for spark - Good.  Initially checked with a probe at the coil pack, then
grounded the plug.  Both ways worked perfect.
- Checked fuel.  I'm getting 40 psi when cranking, then goes down to 10 psi.  I
also tried spraying starting fluid into the TB.  I also verified that I am getting 12v
to the injectors.
- Checked EVERY fuse.
- Checked both the crank and cam sensors.  Each get good voltage (approx 3-5
mV) when going across an iron object.

So I've got fuel, air and spark, but no bang.  The only thing I can think is that
there must still be something wrong with the timing.  I would think, however,
that I would at least get a little burp or something; but I get NOTHING!

This is driving me crazy!

3 Answers

Someone please help! I have a 2006 with 290,000 miles in the exact same problem I have a few air but no bang

George, after everything I did, I finally realized there was one thing I never checked - compression. I should have known too, when I was in the Navy, working on F-14s, the saying with respect to the principles of the jet engines was "Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow" or basically, Suck in the air, compress (Squeeze) the air, create the Bang (fuel and spark), and Blow it out the exhaust. You need all four for the engine to run, and I was missing the Squeeze.... When I did check the compression, it had only 40 psi on two of the cylinders, and 70 psi on a third. I ended up buying a used engine with 82,000 miles, online for $750 shipped. I hope to put it in in the next couple of weeks.

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