new gsx and now check engine please read

[EclipseTrbo420A]

I just bought the car it has 175,000 miles on it but only 600 on the rebuild so i have been keeping it under 4000 rpm's till i put some more miles on it. Any ways I came out of class this morning and went to start the car, heres what happend 1.) chug chug chug start ,horrible idle for about 4 to 5 seconds or less then it just shut off. I did this twice then was like hmm vaccume leak maybe ? Poped the hood and the clamp on the vaccume line to the bov had be put on just as the plastic nipple opend in to the line ( it did look like it was holding the line closed ). So i moved the clamp up to a safe spot and started the car about 2 minutes after that and it did start but the engine light is on..............So i take it to auto zone and the test comes back and says i have a bad cam shaft sensor . my questions is what the heck happend and how are these two related . Is it possible that it gave a false reading because the comp didnt know what to think ?? thanks for you help guys

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

By the way the car ran fine after i fixed the line and started it. just like normal

 

[95GSXBLUR]

That's kinda weird..


ok, reset the check engine light... if it comes on a again, get a diagnosis and go accordingly..

if it seems to run fine by fixing your problem.. then i'd let it go.. but do the reset...

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

That's kinda weird..


ok, reset the check engine light... if it comes on a again, get a diagnosis and go accordingly..

if it seems to run fine by fixing your problem.. then i'd let it go.. but do the reset...

how just dissconnect the negative battery port port for a couple minutes right ?? thakns

 

[Mike1992]

yea disconnect the battery for about an hour

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

yea disconnect the battery for about an hour

thanks

 

[Black95TSIawd]

all you need to do is pull the negative line from the battery for about 10 minutes. Trust me, i've dont it a million times.

 

[EclipseTrbo420A]

all you need to do is pull the negative line from the battery for about 10 minutes. Trust me, i've dont it a million times.

i believe it, after this..........only day and a half i have had her its cool thanks man