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Old 03-25-2023, 11:18 AM
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Drove for about 40 minutes this morning the car was working perfect. Stopped, went out after about 5 minutes tried to start, won't start tried many times here's a YouTube video of what it sounds like. Any ideas?

Old 03-25-2023, 11:34 AM
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How old is your battery? From the dash ammeter it appears you have low voltage...
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How old is your battery? From the dash ammeter it appears you have low voltage...
battery is fine, cranks over just as fast as it always has.
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That's an ignition switch...
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youve got 141k with a tip. it could be almost anything that is wrong.
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If it cranks but no start, Crank Position Sensor is a common culprit. Next time it does that try spraying/flooding CPS with brake clean to cool it off. If its the CPS chances are it will start right up.

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Fixed it for now, sprayed a bunch of WD-40 in the ignition switch and it starts and works fine right now. I'll order ignition switch this week and replace it next weekend. Thanks for all the advice!
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Originally Posted by sasilverbullet
Fixed it for now, sprayed a bunch of WD-40 in the ignition switch and it starts and works fine right now. I'll order ignition switch this week and replace it next weekend. Thanks for all the advice!
were you able to swap it out and did it fix it?
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Originally Posted by allcool
If it cranks but no start, Crank Position Sensor is a common culprit. Next time it does that try spraying/flooding CPS with brake clean to cool it off. If its the CPS chances are it will start right up.

jmo
Replacing my CPS corrected my no start problem that had the same pre-and post-condition symptoms. No issues since.



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