Thread: car just killed on me while driving

I was just cruising down the street and my car killed on me and the fuel light and battery light came on what could that mean

Yea I think that's what it is I have a 220 amp high output alternator but I have heavy sound and alot of other accessories in my car

Did the tach drop to zero before it died? If so probably the crankshaft position sensor. And no, it won't throw a code usually.

Yea the tach did drop

Is that an easy fix

Hardest part will be breaking the crank bolt loose (i use a good 1/2" breaker bar w/cheater pipe, and vice grips on the flexplate), also need a harmonic balancer puller from autozone. Search to find the details, but its not too hard, maybe 1.5 hour job.

FYI, the balancer puller you get will not have the correct bolts for these HB's. You need to buy the correct ones. I know the specs are around here for them.

And for the love of god, please be sure to line up the keyway on the HB with the key on the crankshaft BEFORE you hammer the crank bolt back in or you WILL have issues.

The harmonic balancer not coming off

Do you have the little cone shaped thing at the end of the remover? If so, take it off. It's probably not sitting on the end of the crankshaft like it needs to be.

Ok wats the easiest way to get it out because I think it's stuck in inside

What is stuck? The cone shaped piece? Grab some pliers and see if you can get it that way. Or try smacking one edge of it and see if it pops loose out of the balancer.

Finally got it out now wat else to do