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Old 02-25-2025, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
EWS sync issue will create crank no start. What scanner is that? (Never understood why it won't just stop the starter).
Andrew, have a read of how the key, the EWS and the DME/DDE work together - it will become obvious how you can get a crank but no start when the EWS - DME/DDE sync goes west...

By design, an EWS ident failure (no chip in key, dead key or fake key etc.) will produce a no crank situation but if the EWS is happy with the key, it will allow the starter to spin, even if the DME/DDE doesn't agree with the current rolling code (a sync failure) and stops the ignition/injection etc.

You could say this is poor design but it IS how its designed.
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