Originally Posted by markr6754

Sometimes I need to kick myself. Assistance is requested, assistance is freely given, but sometimes not ALL of the advice is followed. You see, I had already purchased the Crankshaft Position Sensor from Pep Boys. They told me it was a Borg Warner part, so I assumed German was German, and bought it. AFTERWARDS, multiple members advised against anything but Bosch.

Turns out, the part was made in Taiwan, and didn't work. My Crossfire stalls occasionally with the bad sensor, but wouldn't start at all with the BWD part. At least I now have several deinstall/reinstall episodes under my belt, and will now search diligently for a locally sourced Bosch part....and I promise to follow all instructions in the future.

By the way, super easy to extract the sensor with the lead still attached. In fact, I get two hands in there, crack the bolt loose with the ratchet, then use just the extensions while raising the sensor with the other hand. The screw comes out with the sensor and connector. On reinstall, I use a small bit of packing tape around the socket and the bolt, it grips well, and is thinner, and cheaper than Duct tape.