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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: kells on 27 October 2007, 20:24

Title: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: kells on 27 October 2007, 20:24

Is it a hard job and where is it...

anybody??

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: jamesd0015 aka jimgti on 27 October 2007, 21:20

Its underneath the front engine mount, on the right of the oil filter.

Mine was replaced a little while ago and the engine mount required to be removed. Easy with a jack and an hour to spare.

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: bunter on 27 October 2007, 22:29

i did mine on my drive with a jack and it was a complete c**t. the engine mount didnt come out easily and the sensor itself is really awkward to get to, i couldnt see what i was doing. all in all took me about 5 hours plus 1 hour of shouting and swearing at the car :)

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: Saffa on 27 October 2007, 23:35

Like the others have said, you need to support the engine with a jack or axle stand, remove the front engine mount bracket to get to the sender which is mounted in the cylinder block.
If your using a genuine sender to replace it with then its just a case of swapping the sensors, if you go for a cheaper, non genuine sender, then there is a sleeve on it where the sealing ring is, if you do not move the sleeve and put a bit of sealer on it, when you fit it on your car, it will leak oil everywhere, like I found out, and had to do the job twice on my car  :sad:...
Its not to bad a job, just a bit fiddly to get too.
Jochen.

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: kells on 28 October 2007, 12:12

cheers people..
Spoke to steve from not escorts and he said it can be done without removing the engine mount???

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: jamesd0015 aka jimgti on 28 October 2007, 12:17

If you have small fingers and confident not to round anything off because its at a funny angle, then go for it!!!

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: CraigDavid on 28 October 2007, 12:22

*Genuine Part* (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-GTi-Crank-Sensor-Crankshaft-Sensor-Genuine-Part_W0QQitemZ170162595050QQihZ007QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)  :grin:

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: kells on 28 October 2007, 12:24

Quote from: CraigDavid on 28 October 2007, 12:22

*Genuine Part* (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-GTi-Crank-Sensor-Crankshaft-Sensor-Genuine-Part_W0QQitemZ170162595050QQihZ007QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)  :grin:

how much?

Title: Re: WHERE IS THE CRANK SENSOR..HOW HARD TO REPLACE
Post by: bunter on 28 October 2007, 14:07

Quote from: kells on 28 October 2007, 12:24

Quote from: CraigDavid on 28 October 2007, 12:22

*Genuine Part* (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-GTi-Crank-Sensor-Crankshaft-Sensor-Genuine-Part_W0QQitemZ170162595050QQihZ007QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)  :grin:

how much?

about £140 odd, one was fitted to my car by vw for the previous owner and it only laster 13 months before dying.