Carina E - Doesn't Start Or Stalls When Warm

[lowry76]

Hi,

my old lady (1993 Carina E, >320.000km) got a problem. When cold she starts up like a charm and runs nice and smooth. As soon as the temperature rises and the needle approaches 50% she sometimes coughes and even cuts off/stalls. When off she hardly starts up again. Have to wait a minute and then she does start and sometimes runs moothly again for a couple of minutes without stuttering.

I already checked the wires from and to distributor and spark plugs. I read on the net that it could be that crankshaft position sensor but afaik the Carina E doesn't have one (am I wrong?).

Hope one of the pros here can help to keep my Carina up and running a little longer :)

Thanks,

Lowry

[toylexus]

Hi lowry

It could be your coolant temp sensor and ur right in saying that theres no TDC sensor. Did the engine mamagment light come on?

[lowry76]

Hi Toylexus,

For the current problem: the enginge light doesn't flash when the engine coughes. But the engine light was actually flashing several times in the last months when I drove more than apprx 30 mintues. But I thought it's the lambda sensor because it always went off when I stopped and restarted again, so I ignored it (hense the price for the replacement of that sensor).