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Looks good! I did mine in December. Dunno if you found it or not but I have a parts list on here somewhere for it that includes all the PCV hoses as well.
Was the valve cover warped or something? Why did you replace the whole thing
You'll probably want to go get an actual Nissan brand as a spare. Go ahead and swap the cam sensors with Hitachi from Rock Auto as well. You can carry your old cam sensors as emergency spares.Well this was kind of scary and terrible timing... but today my X started to cut off randomly while driving. It was stuttering at first, but then would be fine for 50 miles. Well all of a sudden it was dying very frequently so I was trying to limp it to the auto parts store where I could get to a code reader. Made it about a block away before it wouldn't start, and of course it was at an intersection! My girlfriend jumped in the driver seat and steered while I pushed. Funny enough, she couldn't turn the 35s without the engine on so I had to run up first and help her crank it all the way. Lol
I say terrible timing because I had just done my 100k service as well as swapped the valve cover. I checked tranny fluid, oil, etc. hoses, plugs, etc. for anything I might have forgotten. All looked good. Then I was like "oh no, did I drop a paper towel or something into the engine??"
Got the code and it turns out it was the all-too-familiar P0335 code AKA "Crankshaft Position Sensor". Ran a block to the auto parts store, picked up a new NAPA sensor and a 1/2" drive swivel socket and got it swapped out in about an hour. Thank gobble for these forums....
I guess now that I've reached 100k I have to start carrying these spares in the truck now!
I don't think my OEM had an o-ring. It's going into the bell housing, not the crankcase so it's not imperative that it has one anyways.
Hope you got it restarted. I wonder if there's a "" Sensor's you should carry thread "" or a what you should/suggest you carry off road thread with you ? Especially since I'm a novice to" 4 " wheel offroading . Never carried anything more than a 20ft piece of rope for the dirt bike's ...
They're pretty easy. 10mm wrench and go across the top of the engine IIRC. Pretty sure I did them sitting on the ground in my driveway when the DS sensor failed a couple years ago.That's interesting that OEM didn't have a ring. I just ordered an OEM one as my new replacement. We'll see what it looks like. It just felt a little loose without it and I was worried water would get in there otherwise, but idk. Money back is almost not even worth the time. NAPA one was like $20
Yes I did, luckily! There are a couple threads between this and a few other forums that talk about it. Crankshaft sensors and camshaft sensors (one for each side) are on it, since those failing can bring down your whole engine. I'm going to print out instructions to carry with me as well since I've never swapped out the camshaft ones.
I don't think my OEM had an o-ring. It's going into the bell housing, not the crankcase so it's not imperative that it has one anyways.
I put in a OEM crank sensor since I couldn't find the Hitachi when I did mine.
But I've never heard good things about the cheap aftermarket ones.
OE didn't come with an o-ring for some reason but Nissan does actually sell one for it, I bought it about a year ago and installed it after I noticed how much dust was caked all over it.
I thought Hitachi was the OEM brand for Nissan?
I thought Hitachi was the OEM brand for Nissan?
Hitachi builds the ones Nissan sells as their own. BUT they aren't always available from places like Rock Auto as was the case when i swapped mine. I think I paid like $98 from the local dealer for mine.I thought so too. I bought Hitachi off rock auto. It said "Actual OE Part" but people in threads were previously saying you could only get OEM part at dealership. So maybe I have OEM in there right now. Either way, I ordered a replacement OEM one. OEM was like $60 online, Hitachi "OE" was like $40.
Oh, and crankshaft OEM from local dealer was $140. Really want to support local but.... yeesh
Alright, I definitely need to pick up these sensors and an extra socket in whatever sizes needed to keep in the recovery box.
Alright, I definitely need to pick up these sensors and an extra socket in whatever sizes needed to keep in the recovery box.
It’s the highly elusive 10mm
and a long extension for the crank sensor
My new OE had the metal end too.I was able to get to the crankshaft pos sensor with a 4" long 10mm open end wrench. If it is stuck on there after 100k miles it might be hard to get it loose, but that size wrench fits perfectly otherwise.
Also, I definitely ordered this:
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But they gave me this (Actual crankshaft position sensors on the left):
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My new OE had the metal end too.
I can't remember if my connector was 180* out or not. Didn't pay that much attention.The metal part concerned me at first, but it's the connector for the one on the right that actually upside down. Idk where the crank angle sensor goes but looks like NissanPartsDeal will give me a free replacement anyway. Good to know that OE might be metal (though the one I first pulled out at 100k was plastic )
The connector on my new one was definitely 180 degrees off, and I vaguely remembered reading about it on here or maybe the old board. I just turned the wire, plugged it in, then rotated the rubber boot.
Huh. Chris Hayne's had 8" ones per side. I read about 4runner setups that used 8" also. That would suck if that were the case. Got a pic of yours? I wonder how setup compares. I"ll find out tomorrow.Just as a comparison.... My limit straps on the front are 14" long.... and doubled (2 each side).
I think those are a bit short.