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Active LVC Member
2003 Lincoln LS V8
181k miles
New MAF
Coils, Plugs, Gaskets
New Battery
New Fuel Pump Motor
New Fuel Filter
Brand new 91 octane fuel
Cleaned gas tank
The Issue: The car runs perfectly fine on startup, and it will run and idle perfectly, you can even drive it. But after 5 min or so, the car dies, no strange noises, no check engine light. It dies like someone turned the key. After it dies, you can always start it right back up and it will run for a while then die again.
I've been dealing with this for a while, and eventually tried to sell it because I need it gone, and need my money back out of it. (Not that it is worth that much lol)
"WTF" moment: I recently drove it and while i was driving it, the car started revving itself then stalling and revving and stalling before finally dying. This has happened before prior to doing the gasket job. Doing the gasket job fixed it. But it started happening again. After it died i restarted it and it did that whole revving thing right on startup. right after starting it it immediately revved itself to redline and then died within 5 or so seconds. I let the car sit for 20 min to get a video camera to film it. I started it up with a camera rolling, and....it runs fine! Its perfect. The only thing I didnt do is drive it till it died to see if it was miraculously fixed.
So you might think it is a computer issue, but other than the dying issue i stated earlier, there is nothing wrong with it. no noises, no lights, nothing to indicate it is a computer issue, and everything functions perfectly.
Ive gotten 3 suggestions that it is the crankshaft position sensor. What do you think? Im going to go out and unscrew the sensor and test it.
Please help, I have to get this car out of my driveway, running or not.
Also, the car is in near perfect cosmetic condition. It seems like it was well taken care of (aside from high mileage) oil changes on time, previous maintenance. (not with the car, I did my own history research on it) not sure
Help!!!! (please)
Lmk if you need more info like photos videos if that will help?? oh the joys of ls ownership...
181k miles
New MAF
Coils, Plugs, Gaskets
New Battery
New Fuel Pump Motor
New Fuel Filter
Brand new 91 octane fuel
Cleaned gas tank
The Issue: The car runs perfectly fine on startup, and it will run and idle perfectly, you can even drive it. But after 5 min or so, the car dies, no strange noises, no check engine light. It dies like someone turned the key. After it dies, you can always start it right back up and it will run for a while then die again.
I've been dealing with this for a while, and eventually tried to sell it because I need it gone, and need my money back out of it. (Not that it is worth that much lol)
"WTF" moment: I recently drove it and while i was driving it, the car started revving itself then stalling and revving and stalling before finally dying. This has happened before prior to doing the gasket job. Doing the gasket job fixed it. But it started happening again. After it died i restarted it and it did that whole revving thing right on startup. right after starting it it immediately revved itself to redline and then died within 5 or so seconds. I let the car sit for 20 min to get a video camera to film it. I started it up with a camera rolling, and....it runs fine! Its perfect. The only thing I didnt do is drive it till it died to see if it was miraculously fixed.
So you might think it is a computer issue, but other than the dying issue i stated earlier, there is nothing wrong with it. no noises, no lights, nothing to indicate it is a computer issue, and everything functions perfectly.
Ive gotten 3 suggestions that it is the crankshaft position sensor. What do you think? Im going to go out and unscrew the sensor and test it.
Please help, I have to get this car out of my driveway, running or not.
Also, the car is in near perfect cosmetic condition. It seems like it was well taken care of (aside from high mileage) oil changes on time, previous maintenance. (not with the car, I did my own history research on it) not sure
Help!!!! (please)
Lmk if you need more info like photos videos if that will help?? oh the joys of ls ownership...