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vincentmb615 · 02-05-2009, 07:37 AM

alright heres my problem last month my car died at idle and started right back up no shudder or nothing just died started right back up last night i went to back up and it died agian bu wouldnt start then a half hour later it started right up i checked the dme its not wet im going to replace the crank shaft sensor the car isnt throwing any codes so any other ideas if this doesnt work?

thekid · 02-05-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by vincentmb615

alright heres my problem last month my car died at idle and started right back up no shudder or nothing just died started right back up last night i went to back up and it died agian bu wouldnt start then a half hour later it started right up i checked the dme its not wet im going to replace the crank shaft sensor the car isnt throwing any codes so any other ideas if this doesnt work?

Fuel filter or fuel pump perhaps. When you go to "backup" does the car die when you put it in reverse or when you give it gas to backup?

mheidemanjr · 02-05-2009, 08:55 AM

it does sound like a fuel delerviry issue more info would probley help

vincentmb615 · 02-05-2009, 10:53 AM

no it died when i put it in gear i drove 3 exits home after i got it to start it ran fine i starrted this morning started right up went to start agian and nothin just cranks i doubt its a fuel issue im certain its spark

mheidemanjr · 02-05-2009, 11:11 AM

crank sensor would be my next gusse

marti5 · 02-05-2009, 11:45 AM

Pull a plug.... is it wet or dry ??

vincentmb615 · 02-05-2009, 12:42 PM

dry as a bone

garbone · 02-06-2009, 10:06 AM

not sure if your having the same problem that i did but when i had this problem it turned out the be the positive battery cable. rather the small cable the runs along with the battery cable. it some how broke free from the main cable. everytime it disconnected its self my car would die. it took me months to figure out.

300 dollars later i went to install my amp and i snagged on it a little and wha la, my car died and would start till i touched the thing to the battery terminal.

one possibility to look into.

skreech · 02-06-2009, 10:13 AM

Had the same probs last week CRANK SENSOR 328 1996

vincentmb615 · 02-11-2009, 03:50 PM

alright change crank sensor fired right up ran sluggish like it was on 5 cylenders 2 days later going down the road rpm drops to zero car dies restart get it to my friends road and died made it to a safe spot i went to restart no joy now the gear with the ! poin is on the dash meanin it went into limp mode im going try to camshaft sensor next any other clues it cranks just no fire no fuel or spark

vincentmb615 · 02-13-2009, 04:13 PM

update went to start car it fires everytime now just went up the road dont want it to stall agian i did change the crankshaft sensor maybe i can do the camshaft sensor? i checked dme and fuel pump relay and they werent burnt inside the prongs were dirty so i wiped them down and sprayed the contacts with electrical cleaner i also sprayed the crankshaft sensor port i no the car needs that because i started it and unplugged it to see if the car would run it dies instantly so can you tell me if the camshaft sensor would cause random staling and no start i may have got a bad crankshaft sensor as well but why would it work one minute and not the next

jmo69 · 02-13-2009, 04:38 PM

If it's ignition and not fuel,wouldn't the plugs be wet? Unless the DME isn't firing the injectors. Just guessing.

vincentmb615 · 02-13-2009, 04:41 PM

thats why i thought i had an intermit failure of fuel but i thought i was a spark issue but its random it stalls wont start waite it will work for a few days stall while driving wont restart waite a little more and it will fire right up

vincentmb615 · 02-14-2009, 05:59 PM

ordered a new camshaft and crankshaft sensor giving it a shot cross my fingers

vincentmb615 · 02-25-2009, 06:04 PM

it wasnt the crankshaft sensor nor camshaft so im keeping the ones i got just in case it turned out to be when the dme got wet it got corrosion all over it so i took eletric cleaner and a soft bristle brush and cleaned it all off been working since so i sealed the corner where water gets in the dme compartment with silicone and sealed 95 percent of the dme with it so it can breath but cant take water i also removed the cowl hose it makes a 90 degree bend and seems useless so now i dont have to ever worry about a clog agian so if your dme got once check it for corosion mine was dry totally and the bottom board had corrosion caked onto it it ran fine intermittenly then would stall and start when it wanted it to the corrosion shorted something out .or stopped a connection so thanks for any one who tryed aiding me in finding a cure problem is resolved