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Title: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: cndsctl on 15 July 2009, 09:55:52: Hi Everyone,

Last week I left to go visit my brother in Skye, got 9 miles from my house and car started going weird. Lost power for a few seconds no throttle and then would come back. Thought nothing of it kept going done it again so I turned round and about 10 mins later it dies on me completely after coughing and splutering. Got it to start and made to my local gargage. He phones me to say it showing up as crankshaft sensor , it gets replaced next day, i get phone call go to pick it up and well car still there. It now refuses to start, there is no fuel getting through to engine, so no spark, everything seems to check out ok and there is no fault codes of any description showing up either. Anyone had similar problems or know what I could check etc??

Thanks for your time

Michael
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: Jimbob on 15 July 2009, 09:56:55: there are some dodgy 3rd part cranksensors out there which dont work / work for long...

Where did you get yours from? is it genuine vx?
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: cndsctl on 15 July 2009, 09:59:58: I am not sure the garage got it and fitted it for me i will ask them though, he has sent my ecu away to be tested. I think he is stuck himself
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: cndsctl on 15 July 2009, 10:01:33: Meant to say the car worked on the test drive only after the sensor was fitted i never got the chance to drive it again. Would a 3rd party sensor last that least amount of time?
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: Jimbob on 15 July 2009, 10:03:57: Quote
Meant to say the car worked on the test drive only after the sensor was fitted i never got the chance to drive it again. Would a 3rd party sensor last that least amount of time?

Hard to know, can be DOA, or last any amount of time. very unknown quality is the problem.

people here have had very mixed results.
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 15 July 2009, 11:07:56: Quote
I am not sure the garage got it and fitted it for me i will ask them though, he has sent my ecu away to be tested. I think he is stuck himself

Lol, a mechanic who does not have a clue quite clearly!

Always remember that just becasue a part is new, does not mean it works!
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: ffcgary1 on 15 July 2009, 17:40:48: I would bet my last £ that it is a faulty crank sensor the mechanic has fitted, i hope also that you will not get the bill for the ecu being sent for testing . Has the garage fitted a new one or one he had sitting in his tool box? Paper clip test will show a code of 19 to prove. Ifhe sensor is fubared then the car will not deliver fuel to the injectors.
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: cndsctl on 16 July 2009, 11:10:54: I went to the garage yesterday and asked him if the new sensor was def working and he told yes as he had put his scope on it and it got a good reading, is this right? The ecu people are checking the immobiliser further today apparently. Will let you know how i get on
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: feeutfo on 16 July 2009, 11:26:54: been a few like this lately, most important question is the sensor genuine vx? If not bin it and fit genuine only. If it is genuine return it....you may have to buy another while they send the current one off for warranty claim.

Try paper clip test for engine codes, more reliable than generic "crap on" code reader.
Title: Re: Had cramkshaft sensor replaced now car wont go
Post by: cndsctl on 16 July 2009, 22:45:06: Found out that it is a genuine vx sensor so will try the paper clip test when I get my ecu back and give an update.