Q: Car died on me on the freeway and now it wont start-up again
So, i was driving on the freeway the other day and i just got done putting in a full tank of gas and then when i was driving on the freeway my car lost all power and shutoff on me the was a bit of a thud in the engine area but as soon as i pulled over i tried restarting the car with no luck i checked everything externally as best i could there was no leakage from the engine oil,tranny fluid,etc. But when i do try to turn the car the car over it'll only crank but it doesn't sound the same as it used to when it would try and turn over but i have no clue what exactly it could be.
My car has 220000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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