Car will not start

Tiny
CAROL TANATIU
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  • 2000 HOLDEN COMMODORE
  • 6 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 1,600,000 MILES
Drove to work got in to come home I drove round to front of store stopped was away for ten minutes hopped in tried to start it, it turns over but will not start. This has been happening off ad on for about three months. It has been in the work shop and they cannot find out what is wrong. Can you help?
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 AT 8:41 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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I do not have information for your model, but this is typical of a failing crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor. They often fail by becoming heat-sensitive, then they work again after cooling down for about an hour. While driving, natural air flow keeps those sensors cool. When you stop with a warm engine, the heat migrates up to the sensors and can cause them to fail for a little while.

The place to start is by having the diagnostic fault codes read and recorded. There may be a code set related to one of those sensors.
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Monday, April 3rd, 2017 AT 7:31 PM

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