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Offline Hollyberry3

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Crank sensor
« on: 26 April 2011, 17:58 »
Right so speaking to the mechanic guy today about the cutting out and he said he would clean the throttle body for me. I said I had been doing some homework (asking you guys) and been informed that if it wasn't that it could be the crankshaft sensor.
So he tells me it doesn't have a crankshaft sensor. He said it has a distributor and no crank sensor.
Can anyone enlighten me?

He did agree with me about the air leak though and said he would find it.
« Last Edit: 26 April 2011, 18:06 by Hollyberry3 »
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Offline Reasty

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #1 on: 26 April 2011, 18:09 »
what car is it and what year?
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #2 on: 26 April 2011, 18:15 »
P reg 1996 golf GTI 2 litre. I dont know whether it is a 8v or 16v though. (How do you find out incidentally? other than the log book which I am still waiting to recieve)
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Offline tweed

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #3 on: 26 April 2011, 18:35 »
 :shocked: you bought a car and don't know if it's 8v or 16v did you look under the bonnet?
16v
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39899129@N04/5610485238/
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #4 on: 26 April 2011, 19:13 »
lol. No I was given the car- for free.
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2011, 19:50 »
Mine looks nothing like that one in the picture (unfortunatley)


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Offline geeksteve

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #6 on: 26 April 2011, 19:59 »
Looks like an 8v to me. AGG engine code. There should be sticker on the cover on the left hand side of the engine block (as you look in the picture) behind that breather hose.
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Offline Hollyberry3

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #7 on: 26 April 2011, 20:06 »
Thanks!! Do you know about the crank sensor dooh dah too?
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Offline neil1780

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #8 on: 26 April 2011, 20:17 »
Yes it's agg and crank sensor is behind the oil filter.
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Offline bodger001

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Re: Crank sensor
« Reply #9 on: 26 April 2011, 22:04 »
my crank sensor was a git to replace. awkward to get to and it was solid. i took the oil filter out to get better access
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