# 2001 chevy astro van will not start, 4.6L V6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** astro, chevrolet\ **Created:** [June 4, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734 "2013-06-04T12:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mechanic)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/1 "2013-06-04T12:48:15Z")
2001 chevrolet astro van won’t start, I have spark and fuel. compression ok. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/2 "2013-06-05T03:07:45Z")
@mechanic Are you sure the passlock isn’t “seeing” an unauthorized starting attempt? You said you have spark. Did you use a spark tester? I’ve had some issues with Astro vans where the coil wire would slightly arc towards a nearby bracket. Another thing to consider . . . worn distributor drive gear. Not unheard of on GM distributors Was any work performed right before the no start? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/3 "2013-06-05T03:59:58Z")
Have you checked the fuel pressure? Your engine has the Central Port Injection system. Or the spider assembly injection system. [http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=1053753&cc=1371215](http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=1053753&cc=1371215) This injection system relies on the fuel pressure to blow open the poppet injectors to introduce fuel into the cylinders. If the fuel pressure is too low the fuel injectors can’t open so the engine doesn’t start. The fuel preassure should be 55-63 PSI. Tester ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/4 "2013-06-11T02:14:05Z")
BTW, are you sure the engine is a 4.6 liter? I thot they were 4.3 ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/5 "2013-06-11T02:47:11Z")
What are the symptoms of no start? Maybe the timing slipped. Belt or chain? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/6 "2013-06-11T03:38:11Z")
@EllyEllis You are correct. There was NEVER a 4.6 liter engine in the Astro ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/7 "2013-06-11T03:38:58Z")
@Barkydog The engine uses a chain ---
**Author:** ![WheresRick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wheresrick/32/2717_2.png) [@WheresRick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WheresRick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/8 "2013-06-11T03:54:54Z")
Second the fuel pressure, you have to have at least 53psi to open the injectors or it wont run. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevy-astro-van-will-not-start-4-6l-v6/79734/9 "2013-06-11T16:03:53Z")
it is a 4.3l somebody got Ford on the brain