OK I found the Location of the Crank Shaft Sensor. It is on the Passenger Side of the engine just to the front and up from where the transmission bell housing attaches to the engine. It is on the ENGINE Block. This first picture is of the truck front end and the part in relation to where it is on the truck if your facing the truck. You
You Actually don't need a jack to complete this work but you will need to disconnect your battery since there is an electrical connection on this part. Disconnecting your battery serves two purposes. ONE it makes it safer for you to work with the electrical connection. TWO changing out the part with take about 30 minutes (maybe faster) but it will reset your Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL).
So now your ready to crawl under the truck and find the part. Here is the picture to show it under the truck. The red ARROW points to the ONE 10mm bolt that holds the part in place. The next picture shows the part with the rest of the truck grayed out. which also highlights the 10mm bolt that holds the part in place. The actual Crank Shaft Sensor is a very simple part with a piece that inserts into the engine block and the hole for the 10mm bolt and the Connection for the electrical hookup. That is all there is to it. This next picture shows the part and the electrical connection WHICH has a red piece on the electrical connection which secures the connection in place. You can do two things here to remove the electrical connection. ONE, you can slide the red securing thing out which will allow you to remove the connection. Or TWO, you can remove the 10mm bolt and then the
Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor will dangle down a little and give you easier access to slide the red securing thing out and remove the electrical connection. I recommend OPTION TWO this is much easier and I actually could not get my hand into the are to slide the red securing thing out. SO if you go with OPTION TWO it is easy to accomplish this. NOW you are ready for the final step.Reinstalling the
Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor. This is accomplished by attaching the electrical connection, Sliding the Red Securing thing back in place. then inserting the SENSOR portion of the
Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor into the engine, then replacing the 10mm bolt and tightening it down. THAT is all you should have to do. NOW you can reconnect your Battery and start your engine. It may be a little rough to start but should fire right up your MIL should turn on initially then shut off and you should be able to take it for a test drive. A good indication that this is fixed should be under hard acceleration the engine should not bog down or misfire. I hope this article helps someone and saves a few dollars in the process.
So now your ready to crawl under the truck and find the part. Here is the picture to show it under the truck. The red ARROW points to the ONE 10mm bolt that holds the part in place. The next picture shows the part with the rest of the truck grayed out. which also highlights the 10mm bolt that holds the part in place. The actual Crank Shaft Sensor is a very simple part with a piece that inserts into the engine block and the hole for the 10mm bolt and the Connection for the electrical hookup. That is all there is to it. This next picture shows the part and the electrical connection WHICH has a red piece on the electrical connection which secures the connection in place. You can do two things here to remove the electrical connection. ONE, you can slide the red securing thing out which will allow you to remove the connection. Or TWO, you can remove the 10mm bolt and then the Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor will dangle down a little and give you easier access to slide the red securing thing out and remove the electrical connection. I recommend OPTION TWO this is much easier and I actually could not get my hand into the are to slide the red securing thing out. SO if you go with OPTION TWO it is easy to accomplish this. NOW you are ready for the final step.Reinstalling the Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor. This is accomplished by attaching the electrical connection, Sliding the Red Securing thing back in place. then inserting the SENSOR portion of the Dodge Hemi Crank Shaft Sensor into the engine, then replacing the 10mm bolt and tightening it down. THAT is all you should have to do. NOW you can reconnect your Battery and start your engine. It may be a little rough to start but should fire right up your MIL should turn on initially then shut off and you should be able to take it for a test drive. A good indication that this is fixed should be under hard acceleration the engine should not bog down or misfire. I hope this article helps someone and saves a few dollars in the process.
Agreed...... 3.7L has a 13mm bolt. Super easy to fix though thanks to your tutorial. Mahalo!
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