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my 96 vs wagon dosent run properly undrivable

Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by vs wagon!, May 9, 2012.

  1. May 9, 2012 #1
    vs wagon!

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    hi everyone ive got a 96 vs v6 wagon its running terrible i put it on the scan tool and it said cam/crank angle sensor signal intermidate ive replaced both sensors and its made no difference as soon as i clear the codes they come back ive changed the ecu with my mates 1 out of his vr seris 2 ute and made no differance you can go over 3500 4000 rpm with out it missing and farting around its as if it hits the limiter has anyone had this problem before or heard of it if anyone can help it would be great.

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    did you replace your dfi module as well?
     
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    nah i havent replaced that it just seems weird that after the replacing the crank and cam sensor that it keeps throwing the code up straight away as if there may be a problem with the wiring
     
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    the dfi can throw the same code as a CAS. as the signal is passed thru the dfi module to the ecu from the cas. cas controlls the firing sequence much like the dizzy roter did way back when
     
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    I would point more towards the balancer. The fins can sometimes get bent causing a bad signal. I always find it's much easier to replace the CAS and balancer at the same time. If the spark is breaking down that far up though I would be more inclined to go coil problem. One way to test is touching them after a drive if one feels hotter then the rest it can some times mean it isn't working. The sure fire way is to check resistance though. Or really easy swap out your mates till it comes good :p
     
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    it was the dfi sensor i swaped it with my mates and it runs sweet it does doubles again :yeah:
     
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    cheers for the tips :beer chug:
     
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    No worries mate. Glad to hear its fixed. Now if only i could get my car to run sweet again it would be great lol
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    Do your problems ever end? you poor bastard!
     
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    lol i guess not. now shes surging and dying when i use low revs, eg when i go to accellerate out of maccas drivethru, it stalled on me. lol. but thats the fun of owning a car thats 18 years old
     
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    Has it been doing it since your trouble with the fuel tank breather hoses?
     
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    na ages before that. basically the engine light has been coming on since i bought it in 08. i just have to get around to changing the cas and dfi and hope for the best. but the bastard has started surging on me. i can trigger it to. there is one hill in town that i go up on a daily basis. and if i dont manually hold it in gear it will surge bacvk to first and then up to second. might even be tps for all i know lol

    Ps. To the op, sorry bout the thread hijack lol
     
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    lol no worries its all good
     
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