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      03-26-2014, 05:25 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by tigermack View Post
So I thought something was wrong this morning when I started the car, did the normal 1200 rpm then few seconds later car started the come down in RPM, slight vibration and stalled. At that point, I knew something is going on so I used the reader to see if I can pull a code (even though there's no CEL or service light popped on). I got the code p1017... it's the eccentric shaft sensor... $465 of parts including the sensor, gaskets, and new bolts with close to 4-5 hours of labor... bleh.
There was probably oil residue in the eccentric shaft (hehehe) sensor. It happens a lot because of the valve cover gasket or oil cover gasket. I forget which one.
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