Engine keeps shutting off

2002 CHEVROLET CAMARO

171,000 MILES • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

#23MOON

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Well, my car stalls and then the engine light comes on so I pull on next parking lot, as I pull my car does.so I start it turns over fine but only idles for like 10 minutes and shuts off. so start car again turns over right then I put in drive and drive around parking only 40-50 feet and car shuts off again. now it it's a continuous same problem. Oh ya, I just had an water pump installed ran perfect now a few days later this new problem. why and how can I fix it?

Oct 21, 2020 at 6:21 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
110,194 POSTS

Hi,

Based on your description, it sounds like the crankshaft position sensor is going bad, It may have been damaged when the pump was replaced or even from a leak from the water pump.

Take a look through this link and let me know if it seems to mirror what you are experiencing:

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

Also, if you haven't already, the computer should be scanned to see if there are diagnostic trouble codes that will point us in the right direction. Take a look at this video and let me know if it is something you can do or have done:

https://youtu.be/InIlnsjOVFA

Let me know your thoughts on the sensor link.

Take care,
Joe

Oct 21, 2020 at 6:46 PM

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