Crankshaft position sensor replacement. Please help

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Rcheeseman

Well I did talk to my local Porsche dealer and they wanted more than $800 for parts and labor and they said that they would not replace it without doing a diagnostic which was $295 so I thought after reviewing the YouTube videos and everything that I read that this should not be very hard to do myself. So are you saying that I should leave it to the professionals LOL

Hello RCheeseman, don't give up.. you just need to get familiar with the car layout.

If you put the car on jack stands, laying on the floor (a thick piece of cardbox is great for this) and just spend some time underneath looking at all the details of the design, you will be able to see where the engine and transmission are attached to each other, on the engine side is the flywheel, this is where the sensor is bolted to the engine.

Be patient with the harness connector as mentioned earlier, remove the connector from the holder before you separate the connector.

Good luck!

[Rcheeseman]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Hello RCheeseman, don't give up.. you just need to get familiar with the car layout.

If you put the car on jack stands, laying on the floor (a thick piece of cardbox is great for this) and just spend some time underneath looking at all the details of the design, you will be able to see where the engine and transmission are attached to each other, on the engine side is the flywheel, this is where the sensor is bolted to the engine.

Be patient with the harness connector as mentioned earlier, remove the connector from the holder before you separate the connector.

Good luck!

Thanks for your reply! My last question is about jack points. There are 4 recommended jack points, right behind the front tires and right in front of the rear tires. Is there any point in the middle of the rear of the car that it would be safe to use the jack on? I have the jack stands setup on the rear jack points, but I want to put the jack on something in the rear just for safety sake. Basically want the extra protection not to be crushed.