Engine stall

Tiny
PETER CARR
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  • 1998 JAGUAR XK8
  • 4.0L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 76,000 MILES
Engine cuts out without warning, then starts no problem. There is no codes showing up. Any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks.
Thursday, January 9th, 2020 AT 4:37 AM

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Tiny
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This sounds like an issue with the crank sensor. This is required for the PCM to know where the position of the crankshaft is and if it doesn't have that, it will shut the engine down.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

There is a chance too that this is a power or ground issue to the PCM but I would suspect the CKP sensor first.
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Thursday, January 9th, 2020 AT 10:55 AM

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