Engine won't fire up! Options

[X_RunnerGT]

So recently my car stopped wanting to start. I turn the key and the starter cranks continuously,but it won't turn over? I left my key in the ignition, turned, yesterday and it fired up. Once it's started and it's been running for a while it'll start, but now nothing? Any ideas about what I'm dealing with. I've been told the timing belt, the fuel pump, fuses, which from the ones I've checked are all good. Any help would be appreciated...

[VavAlephVav]

For yours, an OBDII, you can get an code scanner app for your phone and a small Blue Tooth adapter that plugs into the DIAG port under the hood.
This will let you read the codes. That is the best place to start if you've got some kind of an ignition problem. It could be in the distributor circuit.
The manuals that are online are for the 94-95 ODBI and won't help you too much but this thread http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=93774
gives the codes for the ODBII

One (old fashioned) way to check the fuel system is to take the intake hose off of the throttle body and spray some intake cleaner/ starter fluid down the throttle plate. Then try to start, if it sort of runs for a second that would indicate your problem is likely in the fuel system, like the pump or the relay.

And you can pull one of the spark plug wires off of the spark plug and hold it near the metal of the engine while somebody else turns the key. If you dont see any spark then your problem could be in the distributor.

The other really simple thing to check is the Temperature sensor. Where the radiator hose connects to the engine on top there are a couple of plugs, the one with two wires coming off it is the temp sensor for the computer. Pull the plug and test with an Ohm meter, if the sensor is bad or the wire connections are broken the motor won't even start.

It is also possible that the problem is with the computer itself, if it works one minute but not the next I suspect electronics. It may be worth it to you to buy a factory service manual on Ebay and follow the flow charts. Again, the code reader will help with this.

Good Luck