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Old May 18, 2014 | 10:45 AM
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just had my car at a local canadian tire to have a clutch and flywheel installed.. after the work being done the car wouldn't start. there is power to everything turn the key and a few clicks come from the engine bay.. after a few attempts the car started but runs like **** and there is a cam sensor voltage message and reduced power message.. any suggesions??
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Old May 18, 2014 | 11:16 AM
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been doing a bit of research. i had the fidenza flywheel installed. seen some reviews that the lightweight flywheel causes miss fires.. anyone else running a fidenza have this issue?
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Old May 18, 2014 | 11:38 AM
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did u check ur battery? it may have power to power everything but not enough to start
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Old May 18, 2014 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tomj77
did u check ur battery? it may have power to power everything but not enough to start
its got power the garage had it on a battery charger to make sure that wasn't the problem.. they got the car to start but it runs like ****
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Old May 18, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by justinchinn
just had my car at a local CANADIAN TIREto have a clutch and flywheel installed.. after the work being done the car wouldn't start. there is power to everything turn the key and a few clicks come from the engine bay.. after a few attempts the car started but runs like **** and there is a cam sensor voltage message and reduced power message.. any suggesions??
^^^Found your problem.
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Old May 18, 2014 | 08:44 PM
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^lol, did they plug everything back in? Did they crush a wife when they bolted the trans back up? Did they out it together wrong?
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Old May 19, 2014 | 03:43 AM
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did they undo the ground just above the tranny and forget to connect it?
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Old May 19, 2014 | 08:25 AM
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"The car runs, but runs like **** and has a cam sensor message"

Sounds like they werent careful and knocked the cam sensor out of place/broke it.

That repair and reset should be on them.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSSstg2
"The car runs, but runs like **** and has a cam sensor message"

Sounds like they werent careful and knocked the cam sensor out of place/broke it.

That repair and reset should be on them.
thanks for the suggestion.. i've seen a few posts about lightweight flywheels causing idle issues.. think its likely that might be an issue???
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Old May 20, 2014 | 03:45 PM
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turned out the mechanic didn't plug in one of the connectors for the ecu all the way.. car is up a running.. fidenza flywheel and lsj clutch upgrade are well worth the money.. thanks for all the help and suggestions
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