Hi,

Have a 2002 Civic w/100K miles. Have been delighted w/performance. No major troubles, ever. What a great car!

Can this sensor go bad just out of the blue? Problems started 50 miles after the 100K service which included timing belt change. Coincidence?

Thanks,
JB

 

yup, they just go bad, ive just had to replace one on my jeep also

 

Timing belt change job may have required to remove the sensor. The sensor was put back but not tight enough and moved out of adjustment to pick-up signal from the crank.

 

Or the sensor wires got pinched or caught in the belts or pulleys.

Or the sensor just quit by coincidence. The Jeep ones are notorious for that (if you have a late 90s Jeep that won't start, 10:1 it's the crank sensor). Honda not so much.

 

Many thanks for your replies. Here's a follow-on question. Does a sensor that is going bad exhibit symptoms over time, or is it just *boom* one minute it's fine, the next, the car is lurching.

(Can you tell I'm trying to consider what to discuss with the mechanics? A huge bill for the 100K/timing belt, etc. service followed by another large bill within 2-3 days doesn't sit well! If we hadn't had another problem recently where we gave benefit of the doubt, I wouldn't be in such a quandary.)

JB

 

I don't have enough experience on the subject so I am guessing that if the sensor is loose but not that loose and is in the threshold of picking up the signal,,,,. what you are seeing maybe possible,,,.

 

I think it's pretty much luck of the draw with regard to sensors. On most vehicle's I've owned, sensors have been fine one day and completely crapped out the day after.

 

It's like that with most electronic parts. Work perfectly their whole life until suddenly they... don't.