# 1996 Chevrolet Caprice - It wasn't the throttle body or crank sensor **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [January 19, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014 "2022-01-19T20:42:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![browntommy144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@browntommy144](https://community.cartalk.com/u/browntommy144)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/1 "2022-01-19T20:42:01Z")
Hi I have a 1996 chevy caprice,well my problem is that it won’t start anymore,I change the throttle body,I changed the crank sensor and it still won’t start,so I was wondering can someone tell me what my problem is and how to fix it,thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/2 "2022-01-19T20:50:30Z")
what do you mean by won’t start? does it crank over but won’t start? or is it totally dead and does not even turn over the engine? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/3 "2022-01-19T23:31:59Z")
Wouldn’t be the first time some spent hundreds of dollars on parts just to figure out they were out of gas. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/4 "2022-01-19T23:40:36Z")
If you want to keep throwing parts at it, try the ignition control module next. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/c/0c8b28fd2a3af21a296c1fd8e1696518c459368f.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/5 "2022-01-19T23:45:43Z")
Lemme get my cystal ball… You fix cars by diagnosing the problem not by asking folks on the internet to guess what is wrong when you tell them NOthing about your car and haven’t tested any of the systems yourself. Start with fuel and spark do you have both? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/6 "2022-01-19T23:55:01Z")
![ZOLTAR](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/e/3eedb400252a835542150b7e55d7e1f9940d8c16.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/7 "2022-01-19T23:56:03Z")
My fortune cookie says, “one who asks question and gives little info, gets answers with little info.” LOL ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/8 "2022-01-20T00:02:12Z")
Check for fuel and spark and report back. ---
**Author:** ![Carboncrank](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/carboncrank/32/9505_2.png) [@Carboncrank](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carboncrank)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/9 "2022-01-20T03:59:51Z")
It’s okay if you don’t know a lot about cars. Just try to give us as much information as you can. I’m going to assume that it spins over fast enough to start. Doesn’t fire at all Or is it just a constant spin when you turn the key? Does it fire up and then stall? Does it sputter? And importantly, after you try to start it and you get under the hood again do you smell fuel? If not go get a can of starter fluid at an auto parts store and carefully read the instructions. If it fires up and stalls that tells you you’re not getting gasoline at the injector. If you spray starting fluid in it AKA ether in there and it still doesn’t fire at all it’s time to take a spark plug out, put it in the connector, make sure it’s touching the head or block and spend it over and see if you see any Spark. It’s either that or pay somebody to fix it. We can’t do that stuff for you. You haven’t said anything dumb here you just haven’t said enough. Did someone else tell you to replace the parts you did replace? I’m going to assume because it’s a 96 Caprice but you don’t have a lot of money and you really need to get this car started. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/10 "2022-01-20T13:51:37Z")
> [@browntommy144](#): > > I change the throttle body,I changed the crank sensor Stop F\*\*\*ing around. Change the car! ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/11 "2022-01-20T19:53:12Z")
> [@browntommy144](#): > > ,I change the throttle body,I changed the crank sensor and it still won’t start,so I was wondering can someone tell me what my problem is and how to fix it,thank you very much. The problem is you are wasting you time and money just throwing parts at it. The only way to actually fix it is…wait for it… wait for it…GET IT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/12 "2022-01-20T20:00:25Z")
The real problem is I think OP is just another Drive-by. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/13 "2022-01-20T20:07:19Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > I think OP is just another Drive-by. Not until he finally gets the engine to start! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-caprice-it-wasnt-the-throttle-body-or-crank-sensor/182014/14 "2022-01-20T20:31:05Z")
What symptoms led you to replace the throttle body and crankshaft position sensor? Was the car starting prior to their replacement? If so, you may have left something disconnected or knocked something else loose.