Car will not start when warm

Tiny
HERBERT RETTIG
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  • 2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 182,000 MILES
My car runs great always but when I drive some place and shut it off, it turns over but will not start. There is a code that says something about the cam shaft sensor but all the stuff I have been reading, if it is that, I would be having other problems also and I have no other problems. Any ideas?
Saturday, April 29th, 2017 AT 8:49 AM

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Tiny
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That sounds exactly what your describing as a crank sensor car will run good when cold but when hot it quits or will not restart. What happens is when the wire on the crank sensor is cold it is expanded so let's car start when car gets hot the wire becomes hot.
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Saturday, April 29th, 2017 AT 3:33 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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Hey,

Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out on the site whenever it can add information that will help.

Here is a guide and diagram (below) that will give you an idea for what you are in for when replacing the sensor.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement

Cheers, Ken
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Monday, May 1st, 2017 AT 8:13 PM

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