Try spraying some carburetor cleaner around the intake and vacuum lines. Check the plug wires for damage. The last one didn't make 50K miles. Tilting my head to the side to adjust for the engine tilt, taking extra extra care to line the marks up, I got what looked to be lined up timing marks. I acquired the original motor for free and tore it down, finding zero problems with the valves on a leak test. This problem should not be ignored because eventually the engine will stop working entirely.
Does anyone know anything about doing this? Unplug the connector and check for rust or contamination, like oil, that is interfering with good electrical contact. Was it because the engine was running rough? I told you it started when after I had been driving in some some soft dirt. Ya know what I mean? If the voltage signal is lower than the specification, or no signal comes out of the sensor, most likely the sensor is bad. The engine actually started and idled fine. If I had known they were built in mexico I would not have even thought about buying it. Do you know what is going on with that? Perhaps I am Chrysler retarded, as 90% of my mech work over the last 30 years has been on Japanese, lol, all out the top. I hate to waste the money because of the process of elimination.
I replaced the cam sensor four times from different suppliers, and the car won't start hot or cold. Also, if you disconnected the battery without using a memory saver while replacing the sensor, your computer may have lost the adaptive learning strategy. O'Reilly Auto Parts carries camshaft position sensors for many vehicles. Anybody else seen this happen? Make sure the sensor s are seating correctly. The really awesome salesguy Joey printed out the vehicle repair guide which is available online with pic of where it is etc. Give it a good clean, over and under the choke valve and air horn body.
Remove it and check it. Vehicle does not drive like it used to If your vehicle , , has , stumbles frequently, has , or , these are all signs your camshaft position sensor could be failing. Usually this points to bad ignition timing, but because of the previous lean condition vacuum leak , I'm wondering if there's too much carbon build up in the chambers. This can happen while the vehicle is parked, or while you are driving. Question: Can a sensor act this bad? Hey, thanks for all the great responses! You can use carburetor cleaner to remove buildup.
I have had more people tell me that these cars pt cruisers have many problems and that something is always going wrong with them. I thought It was maybe a bad plug. When this happens, the vehicle may stop running and fail to start again. The symptoms your engine may experience at this point can vary, depending on the type of sensor failure: for example, a problem in the circuit, the connector, the sensor itself, or a related component. The car ran fine at about 40 mph for the couple miles back home.
I would recheck the following below and bring me word 6. It is located under the starter. So I took it to the Nissan dealer this time as I wanted to be sure. Fully disassembled, and when I got to looking at it to line it all up I realized something, the motor appears to be sitting at a slight slant, so although the lines looked even and lined up, the where actually slightly off. If there's a problem with the signal plate, it's possible to have a misfire in one cylinder. A lot of time on your part! There could be some pending codes that can help you in the diagnostic. This might be the other reason? If neither wire has current, there's a failure in the sensor's circuit.
A broken timing belt won't cause a valve-to-piston hit in the 2. Then it said the crank shaft sensor was bad and it was also replaced. I have replaced the crank sensor, but no change. I saw that there were others with this same problem. The problem is more likely to be in the circuit, between one of the sensors and the computer power or ground , a short. I had to also change my spark plugs because of some knocking.
For example, the engine can't accelerate above 35mph. Probably your local auto parts store will retrieve the codes for you. It always sound like I am using a big pipe straw to blow air instead of the small normal one. Any ideas of what the problem could be? Cleaner like B-12 chemtrol and listen for an immediate change in idle speed and engine rev. After this the car will run smootly again. I would be mad as heck. Then check for wire damage: broken wires, loose wires, and signs of burns caused by nearby hot surfaces.
This relates to the intake valve timing. See what they say, if any. I will give feedback after. I have a Nissan Sentra 2005, and after the car becomes hot; anywhere from 15 minutes to 3 hours, I have to crank it at least twice before it starts. Check your car's repair manual for instructions on how to replace the sensor on your particular vehicle model.