Q: The engine keeps shutting off and rpms slowly drop to zero

Hello. If the RPMs drop off right as the engine is stalling then the most common cause of this is a bad crankshaft position sensor.

This sensor tells the engine computer what the engine RPM speed is and what the position of the cylinders are. If it fails, the computer does not know the position of the engine so it will stall.

I typically install a computer scan tool to monitor the engine RPM to confirm that the signal is being lost before it dies. If it does, then I replace the sensor. If not then I check the other sensor signals to see what is going on.

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