Engine cuts off on me while I am driving it.

1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA
183,532 MILES • 6.0L • V8 • AUTOMATIC
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JSTREMY2
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Well lately my car ha been making a knocking noise and then recently it just stopped on me while I was driving it and it'll start back up and a few seconds later it'll cut back off. I changed my oil to 20w-50 and it worked well and stopped the noise but it started doing the same thing a day later. What should I do?
Jan 15, 2015 at 2:39 PM
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CARADIODOC
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The first step should be to read and record the diagnostic fault codes. Many auto parts stores will do that for you for free. If a code comes up related to the crankshaft position sensor, a good suspect would be a loose vibration damper. There are other things that will cause knocking, and other things that will cause stalling, but a loose vibration damper can cause both.
Jan 15, 2015 at 2:53 PM