I apologize for being a bit abrupt yesterday with suggesting to just replace it all.
IMHO, I fought the exact same issues for a few years while I was dragging my feet not wanting to learn modern mechanics.
My 1993 caravan would die sometimes when coming to a stop sign .... not always, never while driving .... just when coming to a stop and again not always but more often if the AC was running & engine under a load.
I was trying to troubleshoot many things like the IAC, or I removed the throttle body & cleaned it I was a dog chasing my tail
I eventually found it was a bad cam sensor causing the problem. The engine will run, but will cause some issues like you describe ..... Then next the crank sensor went bad.
When the crank sensor fails, the engine will die & you need to call a tow truck. ..... Last week it was 108 degrees out, I do not want to be sitting for a hour waiting on a tow truck.
Years ago we would do a tuneup on our cars, points, plugs, wires, cap, rotor .... we just replaced it all.
Today we have a crank sensor, cam sensor, coil, wires, plugs. ..... I figure if these parts have enough hours on them that one fails, the rest are not far behind.
It would be nice to determine the exact issue, and if it was a cam sensor like I suspect ... I would check codes to confirm it.
I simply would not change the cam sensor. I would do the shotgun approach & change the whole ignition system at the same time. Avoid future breakdowns on the side of the road.
IMHO, I fought the exact same issues for a few years while I was dragging my feet not wanting to learn modern mechanics.
My 1993 caravan would die sometimes when coming to a stop sign .... not always, never while driving .... just when coming to a stop and again not always but more often if the AC was running & engine under a load.
I was trying to troubleshoot many things like the IAC, or I removed the throttle body & cleaned it I was a dog chasing my tail
I eventually found it was a bad cam sensor causing the problem. The engine will run, but will cause some issues like you describe ..... Then next the crank sensor went bad.
When the crank sensor fails, the engine will die & you need to call a tow truck. ..... Last week it was 108 degrees out, I do not want to be sitting for a hour waiting on a tow truck.
Years ago we would do a tuneup on our cars, points, plugs, wires, cap, rotor .... we just replaced it all.
Today we have a crank sensor, cam sensor, coil, wires, plugs. ..... I figure if these parts have enough hours on them that one fails, the rest are not far behind.
It would be nice to determine the exact issue, and if it was a cam sensor like I suspect ... I would check codes to confirm it.
I simply would not change the cam sensor. I would do the shotgun approach & change the whole ignition system at the same time. Avoid future breakdowns on the side of the road.
