QuestionHello Van, I wanted to ask pete, but I see he is very busy. but I have copied and pasted our transcription for your review so you can help me out. I am going to replace a crankshaft position sensor on my '92 buick riviera coup, I love this car and it has never gave me any kind of major trouble.
I was told that I would have to jack the front-end of the car up, remove the front passenger side wheel, and remove the serpentine belt, remove the crank pulley wheel to get to the crankshaft position sensor.
Pete was extremely helpful and timely on answering my 1st question, but i just needed to confirm what to look forward to in replacing this part? and also if this can be done in one day?
thank you Van,
below is my previous question to pete
thanks again Pete
Subject Replacing a crank-shaft position sensor on 92 buick riviera
Question Hello,
A few weeks back my 1992 biuck riviera would go from running a1 to acting like it was running out of gas, choking and stalling out while in traffic. Now it will go from running for a couple of minutes, then stall out.
I was shocked as I always have kept my car tuned-up and in excellent running condition.
So i had the fuel pressure checked out and it was fine, i had the fuel injectors checked and they were fine, so after having it professionally diagnosed with computer it comes up crank-shaft position sensor(only code). I was told that with this engine, that it's has issues with this sensor.
I need to know how to replace the crank-shaft position sensor on my 1992 buick riviera?(total procedure)
Thank you for your help,
Sincerely,
Michael Jones
make: Buick
Model: Rivriera
Engine: 3800
4-door
Answer Hello
it is above the oil pan in the rear'.
it as a small bolt holding it in and a wire cont just pulls out
pete
AnswerHi Michael,
Pete sounds right.
As for the crankshaft damper pulley you said someone mentioned, I don't believe that is necessary on that engine.
It is pretty much where pete said.
Jack the car up, and block it up safely.
Then slide under there where you can get to the back edge of the oil pan, which is the right side of the engine, but the engine is sitting in there sideways.
If you have an automatic transmission, you will probably need to remove the heat shield for the rack and pinion assembly, and possibly part of the exhaust system. But you are trying to get to the block, just above the oil pan lip.
I actually think you should get hold of a manual, so you get it back in correctly.
You can go to the public library, refference section, and they have all tha manuals possible.
Make a copy of the page to keep.
Or go to a parts store, and just read one off the rack. They usually have Haynes manuals, and probably won't mind you reading one if you buy some parts from them, or buy the manual.
That isn't a terribly hard job, but there is a little alignment proceedure you will need.
Van
