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Title: a big thank you
Post by: greengoblin on 19 August 2009, 22:42:57
would like to say a big thankyou to all that gave help and advise. it was the crank senser and air flow senser feels good to be driveing it again 
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Post by: william01 on 19 August 2009, 22:44:33
thats what this forum is for, glad you got it sorted out. :y
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Post by: jonnycool on 19 August 2009, 22:50:43
Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
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Post by: Ian_D on 19 August 2009, 23:09:46
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
Im thinking about ordering one and keeping it in the boot!

That said, I have left the old sensor hanging in place as it didn’t completely pack up, it just started to miss fire and splutter every now and then  ;D
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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 19 August 2009, 23:16:00
Great result GG  :y :y
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 August 2009, 23:16:52
Glad your all sorted out mate :y

I have be meaning to carry a spare crank sensor in my boot for ages but never got around to it :-?
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Post by: albitz on 19 August 2009, 23:21:24
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
Im thinking about ordering one and keeping it in the boot!

That said, I have left the old sensor hanging in place as it didn’t completely pack up, it just started to miss fire and splutter every now and then  ;D

I did the same thing,could get you out of trouble. :y
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Post by: Jimbob on 20 August 2009, 00:08:29
glad you are sorted  :y
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Post by: hotel21 on 20 August 2009, 00:12:03
What OOF was formed for.

Good advice to keep the them running well without spending megadosh at a main dealer...   :y
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Post by: The Red Baron on 20 August 2009, 07:48:44
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Glad your all sorted out mate :y

I have be meaning to carry a spare crank sensor in my boot for ages but never got around to it :-?
you did have until it got fitted to my elite. ;D
Title: Re: a big thank you
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 20 August 2009, 11:12:51
Incidentally how long does a crank sensor last for? 90,000 miles? If so I won't be needing to carry a spare one for awhile.  ;D
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Post by: dbug on 20 August 2009, 12:02:04
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Incidentally how long does a crank sensor last for? 90,000 miles? If so I won't be needing to carry a spare one for awhile.  ;D

I had a genuine Vx one pack up completely in less than 6 months!  To get it replaced foc by Vx you now have to refit it and get the car booked in to Vx service - they will check its correctly fitted (!!!) and if faulty replace foc.  The fact the car wouldn't start and the nearest dealership is 12 miles away means getting the car trailered in - hardly worth the effort for a £40 sensor >:(  Another Vx con  >:( >:(
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Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 20 August 2009, 18:47:57
My crank sensor went last year. I had to get my car trailered into the dealer. The truck driver thought there was nothing wrong with it as it started up immediately.

It was a bit more funny down the other end when he decided to park the car further away from the dealership. he drove the car off the trailer and it konked out on him. He then had to push it about 50 yards into the dealership. I had done a dissapearing act into the dealership reception by then.  ;D Didn't fancy pushing in 40 deg C heat with high humidity.
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Post by: Pete Elite on 20 August 2009, 19:03:46
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Incidentally how long does a crank sensor last for? 90,000 miles? If so I won't be needing to carry a spare one for awhile.  ;D

I had a genuine Vx one pack up completely in less than 6 months!  To get it replaced foc by Vx you now have to refit it and get the car booked in to Vx service - they will check its correctly fitted (!!!) and if faulty replace foc.  The fact the car wouldn't start and the nearest dealership is 12 miles away means getting the car trailered in - hardly worth the effort for a £40 sensor >:(  Another Vx con  >:( >:(

  I would have thought from a legal stand point that the onus is on them at their cost to prove it's U/S if under guarantee as you bought it to do a job it obviously wasn't up to >:(.
Title: Re: a big thank you
Post by: TheBoy on 20 August 2009, 19:07:09
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
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Ah, the old crank sensor again - everybody should keep a spare ;D ;D
Im thinking about ordering one and keeping it in the boot!

That said, I have left the old sensor hanging in place as it didn’t completely pack up, it just started to miss fire and splutter every now and then  ;D
I never go on a long journey without packing the spare. Its just part of the routine, like checking fluids and tyre pressures before setting off  :-[
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Post by: Pete Elite on 20 August 2009, 19:11:17
 Why do crank sensors last so much less time than cam sensors?
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Post by: TheBoy on 20 August 2009, 19:16:27
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Why do crank sensors last so much less time than cam sensors?
they dont - 4 pot cam sensors always fail ;D


with v6 crank sensors, its suspected to be the cabling that goes brittle (due to a poor design on cable route).
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Post by: Pete Elite on 20 August 2009, 19:26:43
 Thanks for that bit of knowledge Jamie :y.