Hello. A week ago i was driving and suddenly the rpm fluctuated, but no signs of missing. We turned it off when we got home then started right after and it had a really bad shake and would die off in a couple of secs. Next morning i started it and it ran fine. Drove for couple days and eveything thing seemed fine.
Few days later it shut off on me so I took it to the mechanic where it started but same bad shake came back. They told me do tune up. which was done just a year ago. We thought it was BS. we took the car out and it wont start at the mechanic shop. they tried everything for couple hrs. They said no spark was coming through. They then cleaned the crankshaft sensor and it turns on now but shake is there. They took like 4 hrs to figure it out i wanna confirm if thats whats causing it. They also said it may be timing chain thats slightly off but they will replace the sensor first to see.
They told me $250 for sensor including labor. Car has 241k im debating should i spend all the money or forget about the car.
Any help is appreciated. If you need more info let me know.
SLE missing P0300 code.Crankshaft sensor?
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firstbonnei1994
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Re: SLE missing P0300 code.Crankshaft sensor?
Don't replace the sensor, this sounds like an ignition issue. More specifically a bad ignition control module, which is what the ignition coils sit on.
A faulty crank sensor almost never throws a code, and will make the car suddenly die and near impossible to start.
A faulty crank sensor almost never throws a code, and will make the car suddenly die and near impossible to start.
-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles
Re: SLE missing P0300 code.Crankshaft sensor?
wow ..thats a great mechanic to not know its a bad ICM.... which is real common on this motor and will do EXACTLY what your are describing.. and it will throw a P0300 because the misfire is all over due to the bad ICM.
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firstbonnei1994
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Re: SLE missing P0300 code.Crankshaft sensor?
Thanks for the replies guys. It's funny because in june i replaced the ICM. When that happened the car was shaking worse than now so he replaced the icm and it was fine. Is it possible for ICM to die in 4-5 months. I have driven maybe 3k since then.
Is there any way to test the module by myself? So i can go to a different mechanic and tell them to replace just that rather than diagnose it and come up with bunch of other stuff to rip me off.
Is there any way to test the module by myself? So i can go to a different mechanic and tell them to replace just that rather than diagnose it and come up with bunch of other stuff to rip me off.
Re: SLE missing P0300 code.Crankshaft sensor?
firstbonnei1994 wrote:Thanks for the replies guys. It's funny because in june i replaced the ICM. When that happened the car was shaking worse than now so he replaced the icm and it was fine. Is it possible for ICM to die in 4-5 months. I have driven maybe 3k since then.
Is there any way to test the module by myself? So i can go to a different mechanic and tell them to replace just that rather than diagnose it and come up with bunch of other stuff to rip me off.
Depends... was it an OEM ICM or an Aftermarket one. Aftermarket ICMs has a very short life span