car dies at lights with AC on...
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car dies at lights with AC on... Ever since I had a cam installed my car will die at stop lights/signs 9 out 10 times. With the car at idle I can turn the AC on full blast without any issues. It's only when I come to a slow stop it will die. If I have the AC set to the "AC" setting and on low I can get away without the car dieing. Any other settings and the car dies. Any ideas?
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Re: car dies at lights with AC on... Too many variables. It could be loss of vacuum, or a charging (alt.) issue, or a problem in the A/C system itself (doubtful). I'd look for a vacuum problem unless you also swapped pulleys recently.
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Re: car dies at lights with AC on... I did install just the ASP crank pulley when I installed the cam. I do have a M6 so I didn't think the pulley would cause me any charging issues. Do you think adding the ASP alt. pulley would help?
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Re: car dies at lights with AC on... My guess: Crankshaft Position Sensor
I had the same exact symptoms, no SES ever came on. The dealer found it though. The tech said its one of the items that sometimes won't flash a code. Considering you just installed a crank pulley and a cam it could be it.
I had the same exact symptoms, no SES ever came on. The dealer found it though. The tech said its one of the items that sometimes won't flash a code. Considering you just installed a crank pulley and a cam it could be it.
