I spent a lovely day in the hills on Sonora Pass until my engine died. Thank God I wasn’t in the back country yet. I had forgot my Sat phone but figured I would be OK for the limited off roading I was planning on. I was lucky to drift down the hill to a pay phone so someone was lookin out for me.
No idiot lights came on and the Check Engine light stayed dark as well. The engine would crank but not turn over. I thought maybe the crash switch had tripped but still no start after I tried to reset it. Checked the alarm and looked at the mass under the hood, like that would help.
The problem was the IPR or IPC sensor failed. I’m told this sensor monitors the high pressure oil system and when it goes out it’s like somebody turned off the key. The only solution is to diagnose the problem and change it. I don’t know if it’s accessible to the backyard mechanic but you need to be able to figure out what’s wrong first.
I spent the night in the parking lot of Hammond Ford in Sonora.
I had some brews, but with cameras on me in the parking lot and no john I couldn’t even create some artificial happiness. Maybe I’ll throw that thing back in. It sure as hell could have been worse so I actually feel lucky. Took em about 3 hours to get me back on the road.
Dave