Originally Posted by jtaylortech3

Hey there,

Yes unfortunately its me back with a new set of problems after spending months on here trying to get the "big nightmare problems" sorted out. Since I got that major problem resolved I have been fine for a month or 2 but now I have starting having different issues today.....just my luck :/

Now onto the problems I received today, I went to the post office and as I live in Wales (lots of hills) I parked uphill and its quite steep. Came out to the car, turned on and put it in reverse and it stopped....I can only describe it similar to when you stall! I therefore put car back in park and tried turning on the engine, it will keep making the noise continuously like its was cranking to start but would after like 5 or so clicks it will not start! In the end thought this issue could be because it was on a steep hill and maybe not enough fuel....but after 2 trips to the fuel station in a friends car to get fuel the car still won't start! We then arrange for recovery to come out, but just before they are due to arrive I try starting the engine (after roughly 30 mins of the car sitting cold) it starts. I then turn it off and try it another few times and starts fine each time....hmmm strange! I then go straight to the petrol station (just in case) and put a lot of fuel in, the run back home (roughly a mile) and then soon as I go to go up the steep hill onto the road I live in....it dies again!!

I have since had the recovery person arrive and look at it, he put on his obd scanner and it comes up with the code PO335 (as yellow engine light is on since this issue has happened) - he said this stands for "crankshaft position sensor". I have had a little look on here and it seems like this matches up with the issues I have been having and suppose it explains why it starts when it has been sitting for a while and infact it starts at the moment again since it has been sitting cold (not that I would dare drive it at the moment).

So based on this, would you say it will be this "crankshaft position sensor", I am hoping it is but as I have had VERY bad luck with this car and as many people know on this board I spend a fortune getting the "limp mode/abs module issue fixed month or so ago......so guess I am thinking is it really going to be this simply this time as being this crankshaft position sensor?

Any advice as usual would be appreciated!

Justin