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Just dies after 5 or 10 minutes of driving?

Tiny
JEFF BOEHM
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  • 1995 ACURA INTEGRA
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My car recently just dies after 5 or 10 minutes of driving it. It dies as I am driving. Sometimes I can restart it right away other times it takes 3-5minutes before it will start again. Temp gauge is fine but engine gets really hot. Engine light also comes on when it dies. What could be the problem. Oil has been changed two weeks ago.
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Friday, September 12th, 2008 AT 1:30 AM

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Tiny
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Hello,

This could be due to a faulty coolant temperature sensor or the engine actually overheating.
The coolant temperature sensor can shut the engine down if it senses overheating.

Check out this article, this will help you look for the typical engine overheating symptoms:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-an-overheating-engine

You mentioned the engine light comes on, do you know what are the trouble codes? This can help with the diagnostic process.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

If the engine is not overheating it can be shut down by a faulty coolant temperature sensor. As it can send a signal that the engine is 'too hot' to the ECM and that will shut down the engine. You test the temperature sensor with a multimeter. Check the resistance between the pins. I have included the chart for the resistance value with temperature.

Please let me know of any questions.
Thank you.
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