# 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera cranks, won’t start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cutlassciera, oldsmobile\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255 "2020-01-25T07:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RACHELTHEDFORD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@RACHELTHEDFORD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RACHELTHEDFORD)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255/1 "2020-01-25T07:24:08Z")
car cranks but wont start, put new fuel pump on it. i sprayed starter fuel its start for a couple seconds. ---
**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 25, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255/2 "2020-01-25T22:11:23Z")
The problem might be with a bad crankshaft position sensor. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/2/c292f1dd565e5d690b9f5c44ea5d9875d92396d6.jpeg) If the computer doesn’t get a signal from this sensor, the computer won’t run the fuel pump/injectors. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-cranks-won-t-start/157255/3 "2020-01-26T01:09:48Z")
The starter spray experiment provides a good clue that the no-start is a problem with no or not enough fuel. Why did you install a new fuel pump? Has the car ever started correctly since the new fuel pump was installed? Both a fuel pressure and an injector pulse test (noid light) seems in your future.