Hello all,
I'm incredibly stumped. After almost 4 months (due to lack of free time) of my truck sitting in the garage, i finally got it all together and the damn thing won't start. I discovered that cylinder 5 had zero compression. I pull the head and one of the valve seats is about 1/4" out of place. Take it to a machine shop to get it all fixed and cleaned up and put it back in. During the compression test I had thought my starter was bad so I put in a new one, turns out my old one was fine so after it sat on my garage floor for a month, I put the old one back in and returned the new one. I replaced the starter through the wheel well so maybe I damaged the ABS stuff while I was in there? That's the only time I touched the starter or wiring going to it. When I pulled the head I had to unplug the wiring to the upper intake manifold, coils, injectors, alternator etc. There was a braided metal strap attached to the head, assuming that was a ground? That's reattached. Didn't remove anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. So now everything is back together and I charged the battery (it was completely dead) I go to start it and I get absolutely nothing from the starter at all when I turn the key. No crank, no click, no sound, no nothing. On the dash there are three lights staying on, ABS, check engine, and the triangle with the car in it and wavy lines, assuming traction control? On the info screen its saying "Stabilitrak off, traction control off, park assist off, service suspension system". I can shift gears when the key is ON and I press the brake but there is no indicator line under the gears in the gauge cluster screen to tell me what gear I'm in. I'm getting power to accessories, but the door locks don't work, the dome lights don't come on, and the power running boards don't come down when I open the door. Scanned with an OBDII and I get no codes. What the heck is going on with this thing?!
I'm incredibly stumped. After almost 4 months (due to lack of free time) of my truck sitting in the garage, i finally got it all together and the damn thing won't start. I discovered that cylinder 5 had zero compression. I pull the head and one of the valve seats is about 1/4" out of place. Take it to a machine shop to get it all fixed and cleaned up and put it back in. During the compression test I had thought my starter was bad so I put in a new one, turns out my old one was fine so after it sat on my garage floor for a month, I put the old one back in and returned the new one. I replaced the starter through the wheel well so maybe I damaged the ABS stuff while I was in there? That's the only time I touched the starter or wiring going to it. When I pulled the head I had to unplug the wiring to the upper intake manifold, coils, injectors, alternator etc. There was a braided metal strap attached to the head, assuming that was a ground? That's reattached. Didn't remove anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. So now everything is back together and I charged the battery (it was completely dead) I go to start it and I get absolutely nothing from the starter at all when I turn the key. No crank, no click, no sound, no nothing. On the dash there are three lights staying on, ABS, check engine, and the triangle with the car in it and wavy lines, assuming traction control? On the info screen its saying "Stabilitrak off, traction control off, park assist off, service suspension system". I can shift gears when the key is ON and I press the brake but there is no indicator line under the gears in the gauge cluster screen to tell me what gear I'm in. I'm getting power to accessories, but the door locks don't work, the dome lights don't come on, and the power running boards don't come down when I open the door. Scanned with an OBDII and I get no codes. What the heck is going on with this thing?!
I did check the starter relay in the fuse box and it's clicking when turning the key, so that should mean the relay and ignition switch are good, which only leaves the starter itself, right?
