I have a 2001 Galant with a 2.4L Sohc, I bought the car from a mechanic who put a new timing belt on, it had 218000. At 260000 (current milliage) The balance shaft belt broke and caused the timing belt to jump time. I bought the (KIT) from rock auto that had both belts and 3 pullys, I also bought a new timing belt tensioner adjustment (the hydrolic shock that puts pressure on the tensioner pully) and installed it all.

It took me about 3 weeks to order the parts get time to put them on and order the tensioner when I relized mine wasnt good. However when I got it all back together the car cranked up and ran like a champ. I drove it a mile or so parked in the driveway satisfied with the work I had done.
I was setting the presets on the radio with the car idleing and it went dead. However it cranked back up. Then went dead and wouldnt start.

Then next day after getting an OBD2 I got in the car to check it and decided to try and crank it and it cranked right up. So I drove it about 2 miles and sat in the drive way with the car at idle and sure enough after about 2 minutes of idleing it went dead, cranked up, went dead, and wouldnt crank.

An hour later I cranked the car and let it idle till it decided to go dead again and wouldnt crank. It seems like when the engine gets completly warmed up it goes dead. There is only one code.
PO335 Crankshaft Position Sensor A ciruit malfunction

1. What sensor is this??? The one on the front of the engine by the crankshaft?

2. If it was out of time would it be a different code instead of (malfunction)??

What would you suggest? Simply replacing the sensor and going from there, or has sombody had similar problems and know of somthing else that may be an issue??????

 

if the timing belt jumped, you have damaged the valves. You will have bent at LEAST one cylinder worth of valves, but more likely more than that.

 

I bought the car from a mechanic that had the car because the timing belt broke completly, he put a new belt on it before he sold it to me and it was fine. It was over 180 degrees out of time when the bs belt broke.

This is the second time the car has been completly out of time and is back running fine with the original head and head gasket.

I replaced the sensor and the car has 1000 trouble free mile

 

it is impossible to NOT bend valves on the 2.4 liter when a belt breaks.
there will always be at least two open. and they will have hit.

if you dont believe a man thats worked for mitsu for 17 years, then do a compression check. although this may not be the issue you're experiencing, you definatly will have low compression.

 

if you are turning very low rpm's like at idle it is possible if it jumps only a few teeth. but most of the time it bends all the intakes. 21 yrs experience, and seen a few.

 

Did you ADJUST THE VALVE?PLS stop driving your car if you haven't done the VALVE ADJUSTMENT AND TIMING.