Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
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Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Car starts always when cold . After approx 15 miles it fades and dies. It will crank at this time with difficultly, but will not start. Waiting 46-60 minutes, the car starts and runs normally for a few more miles, then same problem is repeated. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone, if so please contact me. Thank you
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Re: Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Car starts always when cold . After approx 15 miles it fades and dies. It will crank at this time with difficultly, but will not start. Waiting 46-60 minutes, the car starts and runs normally for a few more miles, then same problem is repeated. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone, if so please contact me. Thank you
A CPS. If you get one, get ONLY a BOSCH CPS. The generic have problems we all know of. Other members may chime in but it sounds like the CPS. Good luck! .
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Re: Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Car starts always when cold . After approx 15 miles it fades and dies. It will crank at this time with difficultly, but will not start. Waiting 46-60 minutes, the car starts and runs normally for a few more miles, then same problem is repeated. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone, if so please contact me. Thank you
most likely this is caused by a failing crankshaft position sensor. It's not hard to replace and you should always carry a spare as well as a spare RCM and the tools to replace them.
Here's a link to a post I did on how to replace the crankshaft position sensor: LINK - CPS replacement
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Re: Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Bosch crankshaft sensor , good price here also available on Amazon https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bosch-026...QaAr9EEALw_wcB
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Re: Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Thanks all- very helpful.
noticed that I had a sensor replaced recently, but it was the cam position sensor listed on the receipt, not crank sensor. Hopefully this will be the ticket.
cheers
noticed that I had a sensor replaced recently, but it was the cam position sensor listed on the receipt, not crank sensor. Hopefully this will be the ticket.
cheers
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Keep us updated. Good luck!
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Re: Car dies after approx. 15 miles travled
Simple diagnostic, keep a bottle of water in your car, go for a drive to replicate your issue. Pour the water on your cps, if the car starts replace the cps. Cheap and easy enough fix.
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