I've got my fingers crossed, if I unplug it and spray some contact cleaner in there .... and plug it back on. We will be good to go (if so, I'll put some silicon paste in it with a dental brush to prevent oxidation).It's easy to get into trouble with the crank sensor and its wheel.
The wheel is keyed into the crank key. I can't see how it could possibly be wrong unless the crank bolt has come undone. Even if the timing belt was loose and jumped a tooth. the sender should still work correctly as the sensor wheel is keyed to the crankThe video shows how the wheel and the tongue relate.
Yep ... And how on earth was it running with air in the fuel filter housing too Not just running, but running really nicely.I think I mentioned self-inflicted injury and the sensor. Don't fret, we all do it.
Oh i spent hours swearing and cursing on an XM that just didn't want to start only to find that the cranky sensor was unplugged and i was damn sure that thing was plugged in lolFFS .... I just pulled the front wheel off .... found the tools to pull the inner wheel housing out ..... looked at the crank pulley ..... said a few colourful words. Reached in and plugged the damn crank sensor back on .... Would you believe it started instantly with that bloody thing plugged on ?? WTF ?? I distinctly remember wiggling that on until it went "click" and locked down onto its retainer tags. How on earth has it come unplugged? Yes I wiggled and gently pulled at it and its not coming off So if it does it again ... I'll be more than confused.
THIS still had the black rubber crank shaft pulley dustcover in place!Holly shit that was one tight bolt. No wonder they think you'll break it. I tried with the tension wrench (as described). Not a cracker. So I progressed to a bloody great breakers bar ..... Not a snowmans chance in hell. Even the 3/4" impact rattled for about 5 seconds to move it.
Can anyone say "tight" .... holly crap.
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I can't imagine there isn't anyone that doesn't hit it with a big rattle gun.... damn that's tight! The massive force required when using a breakers bar will surely be more likely to sheer it off that impacts will.