Im not a rockstar mechanic with these cars however they do hold a special place in my heart. So please bear with my non-technical termonology .
It started idling bad (rich)a couple weeks ago and then it progressed to very rough idle and then dying. Changed spark plugs because I had an awful lot of carbon buildup on the old ones and they reeked of fuel. With the new plugs it started right up. Drove to Shell and filled up. No problems.
Next day, after driving for 5 minutes it just shut off. No codes. Im almost positive that it threw a SES light. After the tow truck dropped it off at the house, I was unable to retrieve any codes. However it started right up like it was brand new.
I do have a scan master and nothing seemed outta whack. Although I am not a mechanic, I have narrowed it down to needing an "Attitude Adjustment" or what ever you guys suggest. I have read through a ton of threads and everything seems to be pertinent. So I'm at a loss.
Questions:
1). Can I have a fuel pump going bad? If so would the car just die like that. No hesitation or sputtering? I know there is Warblo pump with a hot wire kit. all fuses are good.
2). Could it be a crank sensor? Please see pic below. Much to my surprise when I was under the car I noticed a some Antifreeze around the oil pan gasket, but I cannot pinpoint the leak??? and where the crank sensor reads the harmonic balancer, it appeared to be dirty and oily. Would that effect the reading of the crank sensor?
Thanks in advance,
Busman
It started idling bad (rich)a couple weeks ago and then it progressed to very rough idle and then dying. Changed spark plugs because I had an awful lot of carbon buildup on the old ones and they reeked of fuel. With the new plugs it started right up. Drove to Shell and filled up. No problems.
Next day, after driving for 5 minutes it just shut off. No codes. Im almost positive that it threw a SES light. After the tow truck dropped it off at the house, I was unable to retrieve any codes. However it started right up like it was brand new.
I do have a scan master and nothing seemed outta whack. Although I am not a mechanic, I have narrowed it down to needing an "Attitude Adjustment" or what ever you guys suggest. I have read through a ton of threads and everything seems to be pertinent. So I'm at a loss.
Questions:
1). Can I have a fuel pump going bad? If so would the car just die like that. No hesitation or sputtering? I know there is Warblo pump with a hot wire kit. all fuses are good.
2). Could it be a crank sensor? Please see pic below. Much to my surprise when I was under the car I noticed a some Antifreeze around the oil pan gasket, but I cannot pinpoint the leak??? and where the crank sensor reads the harmonic balancer, it appeared to be dirty and oily. Would that effect the reading of the crank sensor?
Thanks in advance,
Busman