Vehicle:
'93 Chevy Lumina
3.1 V6
VIN "T"
Recent problems:
High Idle - Fixed
Powersteering Pressure leak - Fixed
New Problem:
Stalling when hot
Symptom:
While driving on the high way the other day for about 20 min, the car just shut down. I lost my brakes and steering at 65 MPH. It was not fun. Then, not to much further down the road, it did it again. It kept stalling at driving speeds until I made it home. NO CODES
I let it cool down a little, checked the spark plug connections thinking maybe one of the connections came loose after my most recent plug change. NO JOY. Then I wrapped up everthing and my tools, and she started right up. I went back out for a test run, and once again, about 20 min into the drive she shut down again. Now, when the car stalls it is even harder to start. It cranks and cranks and doesn't start. Unless I leave the car to cool down for a few, she won't start. I nearly fried my starter, hah hah.
Troubleshot:
-Put all new 6 plugs in AGAIN
-New plug wires
-researched the net
What it all boils down to:
1: The Crankshaft sensor Crapped out
2: The Ignition Control Module Crapped out
3: All three coils Crapped out (only when hot)
4: A blown fuse somewhere
5: Should I just sell the damn thing?
How many crankshaft sensor are there. Haynes has confused me on what I've got under the hood. As far as I know, I only have one, and that is the 7X Crankshaft sensor. But I thought that one is only for RPM's Below 300. Do I have a 24X sensor? If so, where is it. I am working on removing the 7X right now. But, I'm a little afraid this might not solve my gripe, because there maybe a 24X sensor. The symptoms sound more of a 24X sensor than a 7X. But the Haynes only says there is One Crankshaft sensor for my year/make/model.
Oh, and I found the easiest way to get the 7X Sensor off is to rock the engine forward and the reach all the way down between the firwall and the rear exhaust manifold. Sounds like fun huh.
If anyone else feels, I'm on the right track, please let me know. Thanks