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Old 09-11-15, 11:12 AM
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Ive been dailying my car for a year now with 145k and everything was going smoothe until two weeks ago when she shut off in traffic completely but still had all the electronics working fine. I did my Oil change 500 miles early and added fuel injector cleaner and called it a day. she ran for for 3 days and now every single 10 minutes she will die, specifically when slow or stopped, never speeding or accelerated. anyone else had a similar problem? idk what to try and change first maybe the fuel pump or the camshaft position sensor because after she dies she will turn over and over but never start. sometimes it takes her a second sometimes two minutes please i would love some input.
Old 09-11-15, 04:06 PM
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I had similar problem. Turned out to be the crank position sensor wire had been worn thru by the serpentine belt. Rather than fix myself, I actually paid the dealer to do after telling him what I thought was the problem. Perfect ever since. This was on a 93 SC400. Good luck.
Old 09-11-15, 06:40 PM
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SC300 or SC400?

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300, and thanks.

EDIT: Update, i bypassed the fuel pump ECU and she has yet to stall out all day, if she does i will report it.

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