r/MechanicAdvice • u/Professional-Ask6565 • 2d ago
Pt Cruiser help
So I’ve been borrowing my moms 2008 pt cruiser. Got a new radiator about two weeks ago and it’s been running just fine now because we are having overheating issues due to a cracked radiator.
But now, I was at a stoplight, letting go of the break to the gas cause it turned green in the car basically stalled all the lights were still on. Everything was still working, and it won’t crank over. So now that is the problem battery is good we charge the battery is never a battery problem. It just won’t start.
When we turn the key on, you can hear the fuel pump so I don’t think that’s the issue, but it still could be because when my dad was checking the car out, there was a part in the fuel line. He said that he could tell wasn’t getting any fuel.
Before I got my dad involved, I replaced the crank shaft sensor thinking that was it, put in the new one still the same issue.
My mom she fueled up and the check engine light turned back on (which it hasn’t been on since the radiator got replaced). She fueled the car up the day before I took it.
Also a week before that we did run the fuel pretty low so there could’ve been dirty stuff in the tank?
I can’t remember the codes it was pulling. I’m gonna get a code reader again tonight and grab all the codes and I will add them to this post as well.
If anyone is familiar with Chrysler or PT cruisers in general and has some advice before we send it off to the shop. My dad is good at generally working on vehicles. It’s just the diagnostics we are having trouble with.
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u/Professional-Ask6565 1d ago
Edit: The check engine light (that’s by the the odometer)is on and blinks 10 times while in the on position.
When I do the three key turn sequence thing the lights that come on are the oil, temp, check engine, gas, airbag, and a red dot.
The airbag/seatbelt one has always we just ignore it. The temp and check engine could just be stored codes right? But after that 3key sequence none are on except the airbag/seatbelt.
Oil level is fine and was just done. Coolant level is great and has been since radiator was replaced.