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Sooo... here's some background info:
Gf's car, '00 ZX2, automatic. 117k miles, no mods.
No start issue, was taken to a shop before I had a chance to look at it. Shop had it apart, found that the Crankshaft Position Sensor was all chewed and busted up. They recommended a new engine, not worth it to fix.
I have driven the car on occasion, not noticing anything funny going on other than excessive vibration at idle (which I assumed was normal upon reading threads here), and also odd surges in acceleration at full throttle in left turns (like pulling out ahead of traffic). There were no other warning signs. She parked it for the night, came out for work the next morning... no start.
So, I did some searching and found a thread where someone had a ZX2 with crankshaft end play, causing the same problem. Is this the same as crankwalk, or am I confusing the terms? Did the shop make the correct diagnosis? If I were to just replace the crank sensor, how long before the same thing happens? And if for some reason it doesn't happen, how long before more serious problems arise (and what would eventually happen)? Sorry for all the ?'s, an inquiring mind wants to know. Thanks.
Gf's car, '00 ZX2, automatic. 117k miles, no mods.
No start issue, was taken to a shop before I had a chance to look at it. Shop had it apart, found that the Crankshaft Position Sensor was all chewed and busted up. They recommended a new engine, not worth it to fix.
I have driven the car on occasion, not noticing anything funny going on other than excessive vibration at idle (which I assumed was normal upon reading threads here), and also odd surges in acceleration at full throttle in left turns (like pulling out ahead of traffic). There were no other warning signs. She parked it for the night, came out for work the next morning... no start.
So, I did some searching and found a thread where someone had a ZX2 with crankshaft end play, causing the same problem. Is this the same as crankwalk, or am I confusing the terms? Did the shop make the correct diagnosis? If I were to just replace the crank sensor, how long before the same thing happens? And if for some reason it doesn't happen, how long before more serious problems arise (and what would eventually happen)? Sorry for all the ?'s, an inquiring mind wants to know. Thanks.