newbie - first problem ever with my car

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May 2, 2011 | 05:15 PM

#11

gatr2000

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same problem...stalled randomly....then would turn but not start replacing cps fixed this. was a pain but can be done and not expensive

May 3, 2011 | 10:54 AM

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jan

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what is cps?

we thought it might be the hydraulic fluid?

May 17, 2011 | 08:28 PM

#13

45guy

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CPS is the Crankshaft Positioning Sensor. I did a lot of web browsing to determine that it was indeed my problem.
"No code", says the mechanic.
"I can replicate the problem but cannot determine the solution", says the mechanic.
CPS it was. $150 installed.
Happy wife.
The end.