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I have a 1997 dodge neon and we have gone through 3 crank sensors and every one of them get chewed up. We put one in go a few miles and then the car dies out. Please help
vanessa.baldwin wrote: I have a 1997 dodge neon and we have gone through 3 crank sensors and every one of them get chewed up. We put one in go a few miles and then the car dies out. Please help
How about some pictures of the chewed up sensor?
I think maximum file size is 750kb, I think.
Sounds like its mechanical damage to me. If the sensor is getting chewed up by the flywheel / flex plate you probably need to shim it up .010 to 0.030 to prevent that.
Years ago I remember seeing a shim on a dodge crank sensor to prevent this but I believe it was a 4.7l in a Grand Cherokee.
The other two that we put in were just chewed up. I don't have pics of the other two though. I have googled this problem and there is absolutely nothing about it.
Automatic trans? Thinking extreme heat may have been a factor.
As far a the physical damage goes on the previous sensors it's most likely an air gap issue between the sensor and flywheel. To check that set the sensor in with out the o ring and have some one rotate the engine by hand and see if the sensor pushes up out of the hole.
Far out. Is that reading directly off the crankshaft? Did the original one fail the same way or has the burning out problem started since an original was replaced?
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