Replace crankshaft sensor on 2000 nissan xterra

Check crankshaft sensor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxKTBynjzc

This is a 2005, but it should be very similar.

either crankshaft postion sensor camshaft postion sensor sometimes tho cars just have a crank sensor and it does the cam sensor job to

Yes my car died on me yesterday and it wouldn't start diagnostic machine through the code first sensor I bought a new sensor went to change it my old sensor wasn't even hooked up to anything and I can't find the wire that it goes to

The location is in back of the engine on the top of the transmission

crankshaft position sensor location for 3.3 V6 engine is mounted at the rear of the engine on transmission bellhousing, the 3.5 V6 engine crankshaft sensor located at front of the engine on the aluminum oil pan section below crankshaft pulley.replace the crankshaft position sensor remove heat shield disconnect the electrical connector the remove sensor retaining bolt then remove crankshaft sensor.after replacing crankshaft sensor you need to erase code if check light come back on.

Make sure the timing chain has not broken.Then ,if it is not broken,replace the crankshaft sensor.If this was at all helpful,please rate,thank you.

I had a problem on my Nissan Xterra 2000. Symptons sound similar. In my case, it ran fine for a while and then suddenly the engine starts to stumble and lose output. At one point it did not even have enough HP to move. Irregular idling too. Thought it was water in my fuel. Bought water remover from the store and added to gas tank. Problem did not go away. Instead, "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Had to have it towed to the dealer as there was no way the engine could keep up with traffic. Dealer replaced the "Crank Position Sensor" today. Parts $33.00, Labor: $300 (about 3 hrs worth of work). Seems to work fine now but I will wait and see. Dealer also stated that Distributor bearing appears to be noisy and will need to be replaced sooner or later. I will wait for it to go before I fix that.

The knock sensor is not a huge deal to replace and will not turn on the light. It should be dont though.

The crankshaft sensor is located directly between the engine and transmission. It is dead center at the bottom.

We are having the same problem. We are right now changing the crankshaft position sensor along with the intake and manifold gaskets.