Q: Hard to start and running rough after replacing camshaft sensor and crankshaft sensor.
Replaced the cam and crankshaft sensors and now the car is hard to start.where before replacing them didn't have a problem with cranking the car. When shifting gears say from 2nd to 3rd when you get say 2000 rpms it starts skipping or jumping.
My car has a manual transmission.
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