Need help with a crank no start issue

[baggedmarkviii]

Hello everyone, I need some ideas on a crank no start issue I am having. First I'll start with details and what I have already checked. I have a 2008 4.8I that will crank but will not start. The fuel pump was replaced about 6 months ago by a local BMW dealer for a recall and the vehicle has been starting and running fine until today. I drove the vehicle yesterday with no issues, it did not rain here last night, nor did I wash the vehicle. Nothing abnormal. But a no start this morning when I went to leave for work.

I did check the fuel pump and it is turning on and running. I also sprayed carb cleaner into the intake and the vehicle still would not even attempt to fire, leading me to believe this is likely not a fuel issue?

I also used a snap on scanner to active command the fuel pump on and can clearly hear the fuel pump running. The only code that was present was a 2F44 (EWS Manipulation Prevention), this code was present after several start attempts (not sure if it was present prior or not) but was able to be cleared and did not return after multiple more start attempts.

Since the vehicle would not fire after providing an alternate fuel source (carb cleaner) through the intake, and all other signs showing the fuel pump seems to be good, I feel that this is likely due to no spark. The tach does show RPMs when cranking and I also verified this using a Bluetooth OBD reader with the Torque app (showing 120-150 RPMs during cranking). This seems to show that the Crank Position Sensor is reading correctly and since this vehicle has a coil for each cylinder I don't believe that all 8 coils would go bad at the same time.

I am going to disconnect the MAF this evening and attempt to start with the MAF disconnected but I do not have much confidence in this resolving the issue but will report back regardless. Does anyone have any ideas?