My 95 Maxima appears to work flawlessly, well almost...
Over the last six month, the engine stopped 4 times while I was waiting at a stop light. Every time, I was able to restart it within
10 to 20 seconds... so I did not annoy other motorists.Recently, I felt a very short loss of power while I was driving at about 60 km / h.
I read the error codes: 47 - Crankshaft Position Sensor (reference) 13 - Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
I am prone to discount the Temperature Sensor because the engine starts easily, and runs smoothy at any temperature.
Is it not the Crankshaft Position Sensor that sends a pulse to the Engine Control Unit so that the latter ®knows¯ when to activate the injection and fire the spark plugs. I guess this sensor is nothing but a winding that generates a pulse when a permanent magnet linked to the crankshaft passes in front of it. If this is so, how can it fail? Could it be a bad contact between this sensor and the Engine Control Unit?
It is an intermittent problem that I cannot reproduce at will. What does your experience tell you?
Thank you very much for your help.