Jimmyb0000

Hey guys, thanks in advance!

Today my 01 civic lost all power, couldn't get above 2000-2500RPMS or like 10mph on flat surface. I was going down the highway on my way to work, cruising at ~70mph and I felt a little "disconnect" dont know what else to call it and all the sudden no matter how hard I pushed on the pedal I was losing speed. So I started to pull onto the shoulder and the car stalled. I was able to pop it in neutral, restart the car, and get past the construction (no shoulder) and off the next exit. I stopped the car and it was idling realllly rough. So I shut it down, gave it like 2mins and tried to start, it cranked, turned over, stalled. Did that about 3x before I got it to stay on. Went to accelerate and couldn't get the car moving at all, 2000-2500rpms max! I drove to the trans shop (about 3 blocks from the exit) like that thinking it was an issue with the rebuild I had done 6month ago. CEL is on; EGR code that's been present for 6+ months (I know! procrastination!) and there was a TDC code but pending (I know 3x in a cycle before it will set.) So, by the time I was done talking and the guy wanted to test drive it, it was working normally again....I got back on the highway to head to work, and about 20miles later, it did it again. This time would NOT restart for about 10 tries, ran rough, no power again. No codes besides a torque converter code (which has no coralation and faulty piece will be replaced this week). I'm leaning, based on some internet research, TDC sensor? Anyone with any other opinions before I start throwing money at this car? Please? Help?

sytntyt

Does it currently start now? If not try pulling the connector at the crank sensor (lower sensor near the crank pulley) see if it starts then

Jimmyb0000

Yup, it started eventually, just had that rough idle and no power. Now it's sad and cooled off it'll start and run just fine.

sytntyt

next time it happens reach inside and unlug the sensor, this will send it into a base map and it should start up if that's the culprit. atleast then you will know.

Jimmyb0000

It will start and run even when it's acting up though. Just in what I'm reading is called "limp mode" where I can' accelerate past 2000-2500rpms or like 10mph that's why i'm thinking more towards that TDC/cam sensor

sytntyt

Pretty common with These.

Jimmyb0000

Alright, definitely has the p1361 and p1362 codes now. So replacing the TDC/cam sensor tomorrow, praying this will fix the issue. I HATE electrical work, even installing a radio pushes my patience for it....and I hope this fixes some of my recent issues cause i'm soooo fed up with issues this past year. Can't catch a break with this car lately (and I've owned it since 2001!!)

lazlong

To be sure it's the sensor and not a wire or the ECM/PCM: Disconnect the sensor, turn car to ON (II), on the harness side connector measure voltage from the brown/yellow wire to the yellow/black wire. If you have battery voltage then the sensor is bad.