[s-cars] Oh, No...S Car Won't Go

[Kirby Smith]

It might still be the camshaft position sensor.  The faults are
consistent with its intermittent behavior when hot.

kirby

David Parry wrote:
>
> With 144 K on my 95 S6, I took no chances before setting out for
> Florida.  Two days before leaving, the MIL light started beaming at me
> intermittently.  Dealer pulled the codes and got a Camshaft Position
> Sensor fault.  It's a costly replacement, so I loved that he simply
> cleaned the connections.
> Smooth trip down till the last 300 miles, when the MIL light started
> smiling again, off and on.(Ambient temp now 25 degrees warmer than when
> we left.) Unpacked the car and headed for Publix, loaded up with
> foodstuffs, and --- after getting us all the way here unscathed--- the
> car refused to start.  I've experienced 'car wash syndrome' once or
> twice so I waited 20 minutes and it went.  Repeat performance next day.
> I've searched  on-line archives and realize options for 'hard to
> restart' include fuel pump check valve, system pressure regulator,
> vacuum leak, etc. as well as...camshaft sensor.
> Any suggestions for me, other than heading for an Orlando area dealer
> and throwing myself on the mercy of his scan test?  I've seen posts
> where dealers are charging $600 and up to replace these sensors, but I
> doubt that recleaning will prove to be the answer.  Thanks kindly for
> any help you can send my way.
>
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