Car Stalled On Me While I Was Driving

[beege]

My VN temporarily died on me when I was driving home in peak hour traffic yesterday afternoon in the heat. I couldn't get it going again for 5 minutes but after that I could and I managed to get home fine. A similar situation occurred earlier this year and I took it to a mechanic to get it checked out but they found nothing and didn't charge me luckily. What do you guys reckon caused it? I had plenty of fuel but during the day I could smell petrol fumes in my car, is that normal? I'm pretty sure it is not leaking.

Thanks.

[TVR-190]

Crank Angle Sensor probably. was the car temp high?

[beege]

Nar, temp gauge was about half way.

[Grennan]

Is it running rough at all?

Have you cleaned the injectors?

['88 VN Custom]

It might be worth checking the ECU, my VN had a similar problem a while back and it turned out that the Computer was on the way out.

[vsl67]

My Vp used to do it and it turned out the factory emobliser was playing up

[vtcommodore91]

my vt stalled on me a month ago and i took it into the holden dealer and they said the throttle body was dirty so they cleaned it out and has been running smoothly ever since

[strgas]

Fuel smell would be a place to start could be tank not venting correctly and may force fuel up thru the carbon canister causing a over rich mixture stalling the engine . have you the correct fuel cap fitted and are the carbon canister lines hooked up correctly and the fuel tank vents working ok ????

[beege]

I have no idea. I guess i'll have to take it to my mechanic and get him to look at it.

[savage1987]

+1 for crank angle sensor. If it started OK once it cooled down a bit, that's a common symptom of CAS failing.

[beege]

OK just did a codes check and I got 41 (crank angle sensor) and 13 (oxygen sensor), what now?

[Thomas1]

Replace the crank angle sensor...

You need to remove the harmonic balancer to get to it, so you'll need a puller to get it off. Can be a bitch to crack the bolt as well, so might be best off just taking it to a mechanic and let them replace it

The sensor itself is around $60 and then it will be maximum 1 - 2 hours labour charge.

[beege]

Should I get one from the wreckers or elsewhere? Holden dealership? eBay? etc.

[Thomas1]

I wouldn't use a second hand one as its just as likely to fail within a few months. Best bet would be do get a genuine one from Holden, but apparently they are $100 now (according to another thread on here). Or you could get a non genuine one for $50 - $60 from a parts store.

[beege]

OK thanks everyone.

[beege]

OK Auto electrician quoted $180 for a new genuine CAS + installation. I'll be getting it replaced on Monday then hopefully i'll have peace of mind.

[savage1987]

Woah, that seems a bit much??

[Drift_Clown_VN]

yer thats a bit steap. ide go the non genuine one and chuck it in my self. piss easy job.

[beege]

Well I ain't that good at cars so there's no way I could do it myself. How much should I be paying then? I hear non-genuine ones stuff up after a short period though?

[savage1987]

Anyone trying to sell you a genuine one will tell you that