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Awesome Crankshaft Position Sensor how-to
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Awesome Crankshaft Position Sensor how-to
For anyone needing to replace their crankshaft position sensor - gotta get that search term in there as many times as I can! - this guide is absolutely indispensable. Mine went out a couple of weeks ago, leaving my beloved XJ dead, and after some troubleshooting and searching of these forums - thanks, everyone! - I figured out the cause, and this guide made replacement easy.
I'd say the whole job, from beginning to end, took half an hour, and hour tops. Granted, I did a lot of preparation and research ahead of time, but my Jeep's pretty rough to work on - previous owners didn't wash it during salty Michigan winters, and it's more rusted than any Cherokee I've ever seen - and this job with no big deal. The secret's in the stack of extensions and placement of the universal, but I did it alone, without jacking up my XJ, and it couldn't have been easier.
So, if your crankshaft position sensor dies on you - and I recommend this site for diagnosing the part, and this page for reading the error codes - you can't do any better [in my experience, anyway!] than this guide.
I'd say the whole job, from beginning to end, took half an hour, and hour tops. Granted, I did a lot of preparation and research ahead of time, but my Jeep's pretty rough to work on - previous owners didn't wash it during salty Michigan winters, and it's more rusted than any Cherokee I've ever seen - and this job with no big deal. The secret's in the stack of extensions and placement of the universal, but I did it alone, without jacking up my XJ, and it couldn't have been easier.
So, if your crankshaft position sensor dies on you - and I recommend this site for diagnosing the part, and this page for reading the error codes - you can't do any better [in my experience, anyway!] than this guide.
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good find man. I don't know why but mine seemed MUCH harder to access
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Tag for later. I tried this Saturday and couldn't get a wrench on the bolts to get it out, so I can't wait to read the how-to and see if it helps. It's so simple to replace, if I could just get a wrench to the bolts w/o dropping the transmission or front drive shaft
Edit: aha, guess I need some extensions for my ratchet then
Edit: aha, guess I need some extensions for my ratchet then
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That's exactly right. It's all about this combination of extensions and universal, in the right order. Mine was...well, not "easy," but I can't imagine it being any easier than it was. Good luck!
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Thank ya sir! It'll probably be sometime this next week I'll give it a shot, but those pics helped a lot, appreciating you posting it.
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I've heard of cutting the floor. Since mine barely has them as is, I figure if it comes down to it I'll cut and patch the floor.
This is nice to have, though, if I ever get a better XJ.
This is nice to have, though, if I ever get a better XJ.
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Yeah its an easy job, just did my kids in his Jeep, only problem that I had was the bolt kept falling out of the socket, so heres a little tip, just put two pieces of electrical tape one each side the bolt head to hold the bolt to the socket, worked great for me..
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Nice tip, I'll keep that in mind when I try it next weekend