Bmw E36 Crankshaft Sensor Removal

While putting the cables back on the crankshaft position sensor cable connector fell apart in my hands cracked into several pieces most importantly the locking mechanism was broken off and useless.

Bmw e36 crankshaft sensor removal.

The cps crankshaft position sensor is just above the crank pulley in the front of the engine. I removed the intake manifold to replace the crankcase breather hoses due to a vacuum leak car misfiring at idle. I have a 2006 e90 325i. It is a fairly long job took me several hours but being careful helps.

The best way to change the crankshaft sensor on a n42 bmw engine is to remove the inlet manifold. The sensor is located just under the starter motor. E36 m3 1995 1999. Bmw e90 2007 328i n52 engine symptoms.

Hi i have a 94 e36 m3 s50b30 decided to do some house cleaning below the vanos unit and the car immediately would not start after did some investigating and found no power to the fuel pump and no injector signal. Nathan s bmw workshop 342 264 views. Checked out the crankshaft sensor and found that the signal wire had broken. My pictures are not how to remove the sensor correctly but rather how not to do it.

I ll post the pictures for anybody who s going to r r the sensor on how not to do it. You need a torque wrench a set of common sockets and spanners a set of 1 4. Later bmw engines had the crank sensor at.