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car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« on: 13 August 2010, 13:38:49 »

driving home today and car stalled whilst on lpg
could not restart - would just turn over as if no fuel

car started after lifting bonnet

happened again after 5 minutes - temp normal
full of petrol and at least 2/3rds tank of lpg

any suggestions?

thanks
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2010, 13:39:32 »
paperclip it, suspect a 19...
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #2 on: 13 August 2010, 13:42:33 »
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paperclip it, suspect a 19...

Seconded... 99% sure it'll be crank sensor ;)
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2010, 17:10:52 »
did the paper clip check and no faults cam up
when engine running  :-/
and 3 -1 came up when engin not running  :-?

is it expensive to change the crank sensor?

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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2010, 17:16:50 »
Is the idle absolutely stable?

Does it only cut out at idle?
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2010, 17:19:45 »
idle is around 500 rmp and car has not cut out on idle

today is the first time it has happened and both
times whilst the car was moving?

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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #6 on: 13 August 2010, 17:28:25 »
I'd still go for crank sensor if there aren't any obvious missfires etc..
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2010, 23:34:49 »
car stalled twice again on way home
but I noticed b4 it stopped the engine electronics, immobilizer fault light came on dash just b4 it stalled?

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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #8 on: 15 August 2010, 03:03:12 »
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car stalled twice again on way home
but I noticed b4 it stopped the engine electronics, immobilizer fault light came on dash just b4 it stalled?

ken
Paper clip it again, would think a code now stored?
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #9 on: 15 August 2010, 08:10:56 »
correct flow of lpg?
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #10 on: 15 August 2010, 09:18:02 »
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correct flow of lpg?
Good spot, I never looked, don't think it would make any odds if it was crank sensor at fault....

But is it crank sensor? Presumably this happened on gas?
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #11 on: 15 August 2010, 17:09:22 »
yes - it was running on gas at time

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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #12 on: 15 August 2010, 17:24:42 »
crank sensor crank sensor crank sensor..
Change it - inexpensive place to start, then you know you have a good one anyway even if it doesn't cure it
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #13 on: 15 August 2010, 18:08:05 »
did paper clip again
no code with engine running
3-1 with engine off.

also - when the car started after maybe 10-15 minutes
it started on petrol and then went straight to gas.

will change the crank sensor and see how it goes from there!

thanks
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Re: car cuts out suddenly - 3.0 v6 with lpg
« Reply #14 on: 15 August 2010, 21:42:59 »
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did
also - when the car started after maybe 10-15 minutes
it started on petrol and then went straight to gas.

does it normally take this long to switch over to gas? is it an auto switch over i.e. it auto starts on petrol and then auto switches to gas?
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