Re: Crankshaft position sensor
Originally Posted by Holycrap
This is the response i got from Jerry.
"The sensor sits about 2mm away from the flywheel. When you pull or
push on the flywheel, you cause it to either move in or out. When
this happens, it will touch the sensor at some point in the rotation."
so yea i must have moved the flywheel somehow. the flywheel looks,rotates and sounds fine from underneath the car. I looked at it again. i doubt i damaged anything from just pinning it but it is a possibilty and it can be very costly. i need to get underneath and really look at it while someone tries to crank it again. Jerry said to check for wobbles. i'll make sure it rotates true before i install the sensor and wreck that one as well.
I think that 2mm (.080") away is way too much, I think that it is more likely in the region of .2mm (.008" if that), if your flywheel moved 2mm up and down you would here a rumbling noise because the engine would be ruined.
As I said earlier a burr would wipe out the sensor.
Edit
If the flywheel moved .2mm the engine (crankshaft) would be toast as well.
Last edited by onehundred80; Feb 9, 2011 at 09:45 PM.