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Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:20 pm
by SPWebb1985
Hi Guys,

Car been running fine, then last night tried to start it and it turns over but won't fire.

Called out the Breakdown people who said it needs a new Crankshaft Sensor.

Wanted to know if it likely to be anything else?

As they are going to tow me to a parts place to get it fitted, don't want to be stuck without a car, if the new crankshaft doesn't resolve it.

Parts place charging £25 for the sensor and £20 to fit it, which is fine, but don't want to waste it of course.

Any help, much appreciated.

Thanks

Scott

Re: Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:28 pm
by Octane2097
Common fault on them.
While I can't say absolute that it will fix it cos every car is different...

Had the same fault on mine, replaced the sensor and it worked without fail

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Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:50 pm
by neil22
Mine was idle control valve that made it impossible to start. Try pumping the throttle and turn key at same time if it starts could be idle control valve

Re: Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:10 am
by SPWebb1985
It is in the garage at the moment.....

Breakdown guy came out charged the battery and then it started, thought great just a dead battery.....drove it for half hour to charge it fully, then went out about an hour later and it was fine.

Then went out about an hour later, wouldn't start again.....called breakdown, took him 45mins to get there, tried it....SODS LAW....it started, can't rely on it though!!

If it was the Crankshaft sensor, I would expect the EML light, which isn't on, and for it to never start, now seems to start sometimes and othertimes not!

Pumping the throttle while starting made no difference unfortunately.....

Waiting for garage to come back to me today :(

Any further ideas??

Re: Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:41 am
by Octane2097
I never had the eml light come on with mine.

I think it only comes on when a fault occures while driving

Also mine used to be fine starting cold but not if the engine was warm...
Howrver bump starting the car worked everytime :)

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Re: Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:02 am
by SPWebb1985
Sounds like you had the same trouble as me.

Looking more likely to be the Crankshaft sensor then.....

Thanks Again!

Re: Car won't start? Crankshaft Sensor?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:30 pm
by SPWebb1985
Car back from the garage today...guy said it was the CAMshaft Speed Sensor....

Either way it seems to start fine now......will see how it goes lol

Thanks for your help guys!

Scott