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Old 30 March 2011, 05:31 PM
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Engine problems. Seems to run great when cold, but when it gots hot it becomes really lumpy and often cuts out and is hard to start

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Old 30 March 2011, 05:36 PM
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failing cranck or cam sensor , could also be coil pack
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probably stored a code , retrieve the codes from it
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Sorry forgot to mention, its an Alhambra (Galaxy) not a scoob.

But i need it running for the wifey & kids

Thought it might be the plugs, I've changed the distributor cap, leads & rotor arm so far
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iv seen crank sensor go on these mate (2.3 i think it was) could be causin it???
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crank and cam sensors fail on all cars ( obvious ) and the reason or problem that it causes is a miss when hot and hard to start or a non start situation, if its got an individual coil pack ( as in not seperate ones then it will be the crank or cam sensor ,

if the coil packs ARE individual then check these by unplugging when hot to find the one thats broken , although try swapping it over to another cylinder aswell as the failing crank sensor can cause a miss on one individual cylinder when hot and you may mistake this for a coil pack or lead
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Originally Posted by Felix.
Sorry forgot to mention, its an Alhambra (Galaxy) not a scoob.

But i need it running for the wifey & kids

Thought it might be the plugs, I've changed the distributor cap, leads & rotor arm so far
Would look to coil packs, does it feel like it is 'missing' at all. Coil packs tend to break down when they get hot

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If the crank sensor goes, i thought it would just stop. Or at least be rough when either hot or cold.

I've unplugged the MAF sensor - I'll try that on my next run and see what happens. Apprently the car has a default setting if unplugged
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if the crank sensor completely fails then yes , but most show early signs when hot rather than cold

check for white smoke out the tailpipe as poor running when hot can also be head gasket , theres endless posibilities , start with tryin to fix the cheapest then work your way up

but 90% sure you need a crank sensor or coil pack
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Seems to run OK without the MAF plugged in. I'll take it off and give it a clean
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