Dying after driving for a bit and no idle!?

[Jordanbutter]

Ok When I drive for sometime the car will just die. Its not any specific amount of time other than the longer it sits the longer it runs. I.E. It in my garage for two hours = drinves for 30mins, in the shop for a week = drives for an hour. If I try to start it right after it dies it will idle for a second and then die. If I let it sit for a while it will run again for a bit. It threw error code 0340 (cam angle sensor), which I think is bull but you never know. Now to catch everyone up after it did it the first time I replaced the thermostat, radiator cap, flushed the coolant, replaced almost all gaskets execpt the head. I also replaced the honeycombs in the mafs and zeroed out the afc. I'm all out of ideas and anything will help! Thanks!

 

[Defiant]

Did you..... check the CAS? I mean, if the fire alarm says the stove's burning, do you flood the bedroom?

 

[Jordanbutter]

Its pluged in and looks fine but if something was wrong with it how would the car run for hours and minutes and then just die all the sudden?

 

[Loewen21]

it could be your ecu going out. i would check that. burning the inside. I had this same problem and it was going out because of my ISC. So check your ISC and the caps on your ECU. Could be a combination of problems

 

[Jordanbutter]

Ok well I think I know quite a bit but I don't know everything so where is the ISC, what would I be looking for and is there any vfaq or anything for removal and inspection of the ecu?

 

[oldman]

I mean, if the fire alarm says the stove's burning, do you flood the bedroom?

Umm......yes?

 

[Jordanbutter]

I'm going to take it off and try another one this weekend. what should I look for in a bad CAS? Also could it be the fuel pump? I unplugged it and the car just didn't run period but could it be going bad and falting under heavier loads i.e. starting idle and stepping on the gas?

 

[Eastwood95]

CAM ANGLE SENSOR

Sometimes they just stop functioning properly........use your "Haynes Manual" to check it.

Don't worry about your fuel pump.

Why would you say the CEL is Bull?.

 

[Jordanbutter]

I knew the CAS = cam angle sensor just what does a bad one look like? I say bull cause the way it died, sat over night then worked fine, sat in the shop for a week drove fine, sat in my garage for an hour and then died when I drove it again.

 

[Jordanbutter]

ok I took the CAS out of the housing and took the plate off the magnent has the smaller side twards the sensor (rear) and the larger side in front (if that means anything) also it was covered in oil is that bad or supposed to happen? Also do I have to take the magnent out to get the housing off or take off the valve cover or anything?

 

[Jordanbutter]

Ok well it was the CAS. I guess these cars are smarter than I thought. But after no less than one hour of driving the water pump is going out so oh well.