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Thread: please can someone help my dads marea?!

Started 2 months, 1 week ago by claire28
hi all, i'm new here to post on behalf of my 65 yr old father who is having a rather horrible but potentially dangerous issue with his marea. i am sincerely hoping that someone out there can shed some light on it! i'll give you the background and appologise in advance for a lengthy first post... the car is a 52 plate marea elx auto, and my dad travels 100 miles a day round trip to work along ...
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johnson550 replied 2 months ago
If you ask in the Bravo/Brava section theres seems to more regular visitors on there you might get a quicker answer. Its the same car.

claire28 replied 2 months ago
ok thankyou!

claire28 replied 2 months ago
i cant c+p this into the bravo/a forum - keep getting an error message saying i need 5 posts to post urls? i have no urls in my post? can anyone help?

dave replied 2 months ago

claire28 replied 2 months ago
thankyou so much! you are a gem! fingers crossed we get some input eh?!

Adrian Bravo replied 2 months ago
Hello If a diagnostic says crank sensor it is most likely that. The problem does tally up with a faulty crank sensor. One crank sensor fault is struggling to detect a signal at a low RPM. If there is no signal the ECU thinks the engine is not turning. Next I would change the crank sensor based on that ECU diagnostic result, and because your dad thinks it cuts out at low speed/rpm. ...

Wilqaeda replied 2 months ago
seens as its a elx auto that'd be a 1.6

claire28 replied 2 months ago
hi adrian, yes its a 1.6 as above poster says. thanks for your input, can i now ask is the crank sensor easy to get to and change by a local garage or is a fiat only jobby like the cam sensor would be?? thanks again guys

Adrian Bravo replied 2 months ago
Ah The crank sensor is on the drivers side of the engine, it is easy to get to. Before replacing you could check its position and make sure it is properly aligned to the phonic wheel, as explained in these images.

 

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claire28
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please can someone help my dads...
Published (2009-10-20 14:37:00)
hi adrian, yes its a 1.6 as above poster says. thanks for your input, can i now ask is the crank sensor easy to get to and change by a local garage or is a fiat only jobby like the cam sensor would be?? thanks again guys
Adrian Bravo
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Published (2009-10-21 14:37:00)
Ah The crank sensor is on the drivers side of the engine, it is easy to get to. Before replacing you could check its position and make sure it is properly aligned to the phonic wheel, as explained in these images.
johnson550
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If you ask in the Bravo/Brava section theres seems to more regular visitors on there you might get a quicker answer. Its the same car.
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Wilqaeda
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seens as its a elx auto that'd be a 1.6

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