Originally Posted by pizzaguy

Power steering pumps appear to be failing at a faster rate than ever before. In 2010, I dont think I heard of one going bad, today, I hear about it on Facebook quite often. In any event, keep in mind our cars are at the 20 year mark (or close to it), such items are going to fail.


"like the battery is dead"? If the battery is dead, the starter wont engage. If the battery is weak, the engine will turn over slowly, (if terminal voltage goes below about 10.7, the car wont start anyway). Why would you change the crank sensor in such a case?

Was there evidence of oil in the area of the sensor? Leaky valve-breather covers is common and no big deal.

Your post is ambiguous, is the engine turning over slowly on the starter? Or is it just taking a lot of turns before starting?