Engine shuts off without any warning. After waiting 10-15 minutes, it will start again and run for 15-20 min and then shuts off again. I have not attempted any fixes as of yet. Someone told me that it was vaporlock, but that doesn't make sense. I also heard of fuel pump not giving enough head pressure and then injectors fail. Any help in diagnosing this would be very welcome.
Matt Wilson
Had similar problem with 97 Plymouth Neon. It turn out that the Crank Shaft Position Sensor was failing, since I replaced it the car has been running smooth with no problems.
Gtinsley did u have any check engine lights? Did u fix the problem? If so what was it?
There is a temperature sensor at the bottom of the battery box. If it's bad or simply disconnected the car will behave like that.
Could be engine coolant temperature sensor or bad coil or electronic spark control module. Verify that the temperature is where it should be when warmed up. If the coolant temperature sensor tells the computer the engine is cold because it isn't functioning right, it will cause the car to run very rich and die. When it cools down it run until it warms back up then it will run rough and die.
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Visually, the temp guage shows normal operating temp. I'll check on the coil/electronic spark control module.
Matt
Visually, the temp guage shows normal operating temp. I'll check on the coil/electronic spark control module.
Matt
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