I have to replace my crankshaft sensor and I unscrewed the one that is in there, but cannot get it out?
The bracket for the Alt is in the way, is there a certian way to remove this, without taking everything apart?
I have a 1997 3.8 T & C
Thanks for any help

 

U mean CAMSHAFT sensor the crank sensor is on the tranny on the other side of the engine where the alt is at. U pretty much haft to take off what ever u need to inorder for u to get assess to what u are doing.

 

sorry, a mechanic said it was the crankshaft sensor, unless that is somewhere else on the engine?
Thanks

 

so which one do u need then cam or crank??? if u dont know just replace both of them. They go hand in hand with opperation of the engine

 

he told me i needed the crankshaft sensor,
here is what happens, I can be driving and it will just die, sometimes I can pop it un N and restart it and it will go, sometimes I need to stop and restart it
sometimes it will do it when i stop aty a stop sign, but i guess according to the codes the mechanic said i needed the crankshaft one
thanks

 

ok the crank shaft sensor is on the tranny on the driver side below and behind the intake. here is a pic. Make sure u have a green dot spacer on the sensor head or u will not get teh correct clearence and snap the sensor or make it not read right and no start.

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i had the same problem...i had to replace both camand crank ....