D2, V8, LPG - Drive down road engine stops

[alanbettison]

Had number of breakdowns yesterday

Engine just stopped, after 30 mins will start, 10 mins later engine stops

NRMA out - no spark to plugs

Car in garage - not fault codes to identify anything in particular

Any suggestions

thanks

[mike 90 RR]

The D2 ... If you don't have the Dizzy cap with leads ... then you have a crank angle sensor ... It has most probably failed

Mike
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[alanbettison]

Dear Mike

they are looking at the crank angle sensor - hopefully we are on the right track

thanks

[ozscott]

Those sensors can just fail - not common but can happen (like any bloody electronic sensor on modern cars!)...and unless you have one in the glovebox and are handy its a bit of a problem. Anyway hopefully that should be it...does it do it on both LPG and petrol?

Cheers

[Lucus]

Alan,
When the crank angle sensor dies the tacho drops. If you can get the car to cough and fire and the tacho doesn't move i'd change it.

I have seen one 4.6ltr V8 that had the crank angle sensor mount break away from the engine block. That cause intermittent rough running and lose of power....


It should take a competent spark/mech about 5 mins to diagnose a faulty crank angle senor

Luke

[alanbettison]

Crank angle sensor it was - thanks