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Tiny
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2000 Kia Sephia cranks and cranks without firing, is it correct to assume cranksensor is going bad?
Where is it located on this car?
Friday, August 19th, 2011 AT 11:49 PM

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Tiny
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Never assume anything, that is how you spend countless $$ chasing faults, get a scan done if you can for fault codes, check for fuel pressure, spark and injection pulse, start here.
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Saturday, August 20th, 2011 AT 12:03 AM
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So you checked for spark and don't have any?Also do you have any codes?Do you have a multimeter so we can check the crank shaft position sensor?
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Saturday, August 20th, 2011 AT 12:04 AM
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I am going to take the car in to a good mechanic on Monday but I just was curious if I would need to buy a after market cranksensor or must I stay with a dealership sensor-I was just going to have him diagnose the problem and then I would buy part-bad crank sensor would set off CEL wouldn't it
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Saturday, August 20th, 2011 AT 12:35 AM
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I dont see why you couldnt use a aftermarket crank shaft position sensor if that was what was wrong with your car. They dont always set a code when they go bad though. But it would be worth renting a scan tool to see if there was a code. If you dont have spark when it doesnt start then I would suspect thr crank shaft position sensor. Its on the rear of the engine in the bell housing. Its easy to test all you need is a multimeter.
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Saturday, August 20th, 2011 AT 1:16 AM
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Thanks
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011 AT 4:12 AM
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Really appreciate the input
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011 AT 4:13 AM
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Your welcome thats what were here for.
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011 AT 4:43 AM

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