Re: Crankshaft Sensor Failure
It seems to be a common problem with over-engineered German cars. The dang things have too many sensors and for some reason (wear, durability) they fail before the part that they are supposed to protect. Just replace the sensor in question. I have 38k on my roadster and never had the problem. I also own a couple Audis and they are also known for sensors to fail, although I had no issues until the cats went on my 2.7T at 197k. I am replacing the O2 sensors along with the cats since they tell me O2 sensors are engineered for about 100k miles.