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[freewheeler]

Hello all, noobie here. Site looks good and full of knowledgable people,so heres my problem.
Ive looked at the various posts about the crankshaft sensor and come to the conclusion mines kaput but i get different results.My car started firing on something less than the 6 it should be firing on, it hasn't cut out totally(yet) no management light warning,error code 19. Swapped the crank sensor (didn't use genuine vx got mine from a autospares shop not e-bay) same running symtems but now get error 31 which my mechanic tells me is still linked to the crank sensor. So from reading previous posts gonna buy a genuine vx sensor and see how we go from there, i'll let  you know Thing is if people know the non genuine parts dont work why are they still selling them, my mechanic told me they dont always work but i thought it was to save face again if he knew why let me spend £52 for nothing. Hope i can return it as faulty.

[Andy B]

Your error code 31 is No engine rpm signal ie your engine wasn't running 

Here are the codes http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1160152415

and the paper clip test ..... http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687 

What's your coil pack look like? they do fail. 

[feeutfo]

People sell them because people buy them i guess, pattern sensors seem almost entirely unreliable no matter the application in my experience.

Fit genuine anyway, the pattern item will only let you down.

31 will dissapear with engine running, just means no signal, because the engine is not running, as Andy says.

[TheBoy]

I reckon your poor running is unrelated to the cranksensor.  Check out HT side.

[freewheeler]

Thanks for the responses, not checked the coil packs as yet, although will be the next port of call, coilpacks and plug leads. When the code reader is attached it shows active/inactive on the crank sensor but displays the rpm to be the same as the cars rev counter. so code 31 would have occurred because the code reader was setup with the engine off that explains that error and with the new crank sensor we dont get the code 19 now, its just the active inactive message displayed on the code reader thats worrying me otherwise i would plump for failing ignition.
The active/inactive showed with the original sensor which was a genuine part so we may be barking up the wrong tree altogether. Not looking forward to doing the coilpacks........looks a right pain lol

[tunnie]

Thanks for the responses, not checked the coil packs as yet, although will be the next port of call, coilpacks and plug leads. When the code reader is attached it shows active/inactive on the crank sensor but displays the rpm to be the same as the cars rev counter. so code 31 would have occurred because the code reader was setup with the engine off that explains that error and with the new crank sensor we dont get the code 19 now, its just the active inactive message displayed on the code reader thats worrying me otherwise i would plump for failing ignition.
The active/inactive showed with the original sensor which was a genuine part so we may be barking up the wrong tree altogether. Not looking forward to doing the coilpacks........looks a right pain lol

There is only one, its mounted to the back of the block, scuttle off really helps access 

[freewheeler]

Thanks Tunnie..........2 questions is the active/inactive message normal and will an after market coilpack work or are they a waste of time and money too?

[Andy B]

Thanks Tunnie..........2 questions is the active/inactive message normal and will an after market coilpack work or are they a waste of time and money too?

Your code 19 will disappear in time - they say 20 clean starts. 
I believe you need to use Bosch or OE

[freewheeler]

cheers Tunnie.........i'll swap that next it looks like i swapped the crank sensor for nothing.........oh well.
Wish i'd found this site before