While uninstalling a ckp sensor the male end pulled away from the wire. There is no room to work in there. Any assistance would be awesome because I feel like I'm f#cked.
CKP (Crankshaft position sensor) clip
- Thread starter wrldky
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I usually work from the bottom with a long 1/4 in extension and swivel sockets. The connector I pop out of the bracket with a long screw driver. Get a good look at it and pry the plastic conector to the opening in that bracket. It just slides into it. Once its out of that you should be able to pull that connector up out of there so you can work on it. Maybe one of the vendors has a harness they would be willing to cut that pigtail off of.
As Stew said, pop it out of the bracket before you try to unplug it. Also, plug the new sensor in before you bolt it in place.
Discostew, thank you I will try that. But it is very tight there and joining two wires together with one hand will challenging. Can i tap in to the loom that runs across the top of the engine bay?
Jymmijanz, That would have been good advice an hour ago but now I have torn the male end of the harness away and it is just wires.
I think that once you get that connector off the bracket you will be able to pull it up to a place more accessible. You have a couple options. First as I mentioned see if one of the venders is willing to cut out that pigtail connector as far back as you think you need. The second is what we call a terminated lead. Your going to have to find a dealer willing to part with a few of them but also keep in mind its like 6 inches of wire on the terminals that you need. There are so many of these trucks getting parted out and sitting in junk yards right now that I assure you your not as screwed as you feel.
That may have been the problem. Mine was not connected to a bracket. It doesn't seem like a can pull it away easily but I will try and try to source a male end with a pigtail.
I have repaired one once years ago. If I remember correctly the wires for the crank sensor go through that large wire loom along the bulkhead.
Wondering if anyone has a wiring harness laying around where they might be able to tell for sure.
Go in the vendor section and contact one of those guys. I see them parting out these things all the time. Post something in parts wanted and see what happens. Somebody will help you out. I only have Disco 1 stuff here.
My advice is to go to a local U-pull and figure it out/get the part for yourself. A cursory search shows several of these in your area (even noted that one of the LKQ yards has a 2001 in inventory). This way, you can remove the part yourself, and figure out how you're going to do the repair/unintentionally break stuff on the yard truck so you don't cause further issues on your own vehicle. Before you go, make a note of any other little items that are broken on yours, so you can pull them from the scrap truck(s) while you're there.
This is a great comment, and I highly recommend it. That way you can reverse engineer your repair and not brake anything else on your truck.
Thanks for the advice. I think going to a salvage yard might be last resort stuff. I had a hard time accessing the sensor on the floor of my garage with a jack and all my tools. So if I can find someone who has an old harness laying around I would probably prefer it. Past that I may just splice the wires together and not use a harness. Any advice on where to find where the ckp wires split off from the main loom would be great.
Keep in mind that most vehicles at the u-pull would have been stripped down to the point that you can gain easy access to the connector, it is worth taking a look even if you just see how and where the harness runs.
I think you are going to have to pull the upper intake to get better access.
You may also be able to refit the original connector to your harness, those wires just clip in. Unless you really funked up the connector or wires.
When I changed my O2 sensors I replaced my manifold gaskets - I accidentally dropped my Y pipe and it ripped the O2 sensor wires out of both connectors. I thought I was funked big time, but after looking at the connectors I was able to refit the whores and all is fine. So I've been in your in your position.
I think you are going to have to pull the upper intake to get better access.
You may also be able to refit the original connector to your harness, those wires just clip in. Unless you really funked up the connector or wires.
When I changed my O2 sensors I replaced my manifold gaskets - I accidentally dropped my Y pipe and it ripped the O2 sensor wires out of both connectors. I thought I was funked big time, but after looking at the connectors I was able to refit the whores and all is fine. So I've been in your in your position.
Yes they really can. 1 little wire can make a paper weight out of a $100,000 truck.
Rewired the CKP Sensor and car still didn't start. For anyone else out there trying to locate the CKP Sensor wires in the main harness. When you open the harness that runs across the top of the engine near the firewall there are about 6 black rubber tubes that also hold a variety of cables. The thinnest one was the one that held the 2 wires for the CKP sensor. It is the only one that has a wire shield around the two wires (under the rubber casing).