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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: dillan on 04 February 2014, 19:30:57

Title: sensor help
Post by: dillan on 04 February 2014, 19:30:57

my omega when code read  comes up with engine speed singal wat sensor would that be ?

Title: Re: sensor help
Post by: Andy H on 04 February 2014, 19:42:12

Crank sensor.

Title: Re: sensor help
Post by: dillan on 04 February 2014, 20:32:02

thanks ill change that then
but would you know why it does make the engine run different ?

Title: Re: sensor help
Post by: davieboy0312 on 04 February 2014, 20:44:10

runs different because car would be in limp home mode when sensor fails

Title: Re: sensor help
Post by: Andy H on 04 February 2014, 20:46:32

The ECU uses signals from the crank sensor to decide where the crankshaft is and therefore when to inject fuel and when to spark.

If the timing is wrong then any engine will run badly (but usually the V6 just stops at random with a faulty crank sensor)

Title: Re: sensor help
Post by: dillan on 04 February 2014, 20:47:49

Quote from: dillan on 04 February 2014, 20:32:02

thanks ill change that then
but would you know why it does make the engine run different ?

ya sorry was meant to write doesn't :/