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YOUR RESEARCHJust died on me
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magnetic crankshaft speed sensor
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Reported cause · Original poster
Word is that the problem is a magnetic crankshaft speed sensor that fails when the engine gets up to operating temps.
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Suggestion · Original poster
My '03 C4S just died on me this morning after 5 seconds of flashing check engine.
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Suggestion · Original poster
Have had a couple of self-limited solid check engine lights the past week after running very low on fuel.
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My '03 C4S just died on me this morning after 5 seconds of flashing check engine.
Have had a couple of self-limited solid check engine lights the past week after running very low on fuel.
Any way these could be related?
Do you have a scanner that you can use to retrieve all the error codes? Was there any rattling or abnormal noise when it died or just felt like it ran out of gas?
Save weight. I need to beat those pesky Accord V6's and Genesis. I can't afford the sprint booster or a custom tuned map so I have to make due with less than 1/4 tank of gas at a time to compensate.
Word is that the problem is a magnetic crankshaft speed sensor that fails when the engine gets up to operating temps. <$400. I will take it if it solves the problem.
Good luck that the sensor is the end of it. I spent some of my rainy day engine money on the condo remodel so if something bad happens I will have to turn the wife out.
That'll go over well. "Sorry honey, that Hermes scarf I had lined up for your birthday just turned into crankshaft speed sensor." I did that once.
Once.
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