I cannot find the crankshaft position sensor. They say it is near the transaxle housing.?

Question

How do you access it? From top, side (toward front or back) or bottom. Do you have to remove something to find it? Does anyone have a picture of where to find it? Thanks.

Answer 1

if he doesnt know where or what the crank sensor even looks like...what makes you think he has a timing light?

Answer 2

Is this on a Vauxhall engine?  Condensation generally causes their premature failure.  The crank sensor is a small electronic component (which usually lives on a bracket) facing the bottom pulley.  A small magnet on the pulley passes every revolution, giving a signal to the sensor... the ECU can then determine the fuelling and ignition for this given engine speed/check if the engine speed is rising or falling and make adjustments...  Expect the crank sensor to have two thin wires (probably on a plug, so you can change it easily) running to it, and be only the size of the top of your finger or thumb.

     Other engine management systems often use a bottom pulley with teeth present on it, but one tooth is missing -  the electronic system senses this missing tooth.

Answer 3

Should be on the big pulley. get a timing light and aim it in there