Engine wont start

Tiny
PUDDINCUP08
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  • 2010 JEEP LIBERTY
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  • 132,000 MILES
Drive it fine shut off for 5 mins and then wont start just keep turning over. About 20 mins later starts right up.
Monday, November 25th, 2019 AT 5:33 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

Do you have a check engine light on? If so lets run the codes to see what comes up. here is a guide to help us:

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

When it stalls, turn the key to the on position without cranking the engine over can you hear the fuel pump run in the tank for 5 seconds?

It sounds like the crankshaft position sensor is going out here is the location so you can check it out.

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 AT 6:33 PM
Tiny
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This sounds like a crank sensor is failing. I attached a guide that talks about this a little more.

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

I would suggest changing the cranksensor and go from there. This is pretty common when these get hot they go to an open circuit and then when they cool back down they starting working again.
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 AT 6:38 PM
Tiny
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We changed that. Didn't do it for like 3 weeks then started back.
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 AT 1:00 PM
Tiny
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How often did it do it before you changed it? Was it doing it every day or did it go weeks between incidents? Also, where did you get the sensor? Was it a Mopar sensor or just a local parts store?

I am looking to narrow down whether that made a change because it was acting up all the time and then it started again or it really didn't change anything because it didn't act up that often.
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 AT 4:02 PM
Tiny
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Didn't change anything.
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 AT 9:33 PM
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Okay. If you changed the crank sensor and it did not change anything then we need to check for codes and see if we have anything that will point us to the issue. If we don't have codes then we need to get it acting up and check for spark and then fuel by spraying starter fluid in the intake to see if it fires.
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Saturday, November 30th, 2019 AT 7:22 PM
Tiny
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No codes have showed up checked those too. When it does act up it only has 20% gas pressure.
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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 9:24 AM
Tiny
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It looks like you found the issue a bad fuel pump. here is how you change it out. This guide will help walk you you through the steps with diagrams below to show you how on your car. I would get the pump from RockAuto

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

This video will show you how to drain the tank:

https://youtu.be/Q5MH2gnyFH0

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

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Sunday, December 1st, 2019 AT 12:36 PM

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