Crankshaft position sensor location on a 1998 chevrolet silverado 5.0L 350 engine

Harvey N Tawatao

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• Posted on Dec 16, 2009

SOURCE: where is the crankshaft sensor located on a 1998

The Crankshaft Position Sensor (CKP) is located at the lower front of the engine on the engine front cover, also called the timing cover. Through a use of magnetic pulsation, the CKP sensor provides the PCM (control module) with a crankshaft position signal. The PCM uses that signal to determine the spark sequence (firing order) for each cylinder. It also uses the signal to precisely control ignition timing and calculate engine speed, etc. Easy fix and clean the area out first with brake cleaner before working around that area and take care not to break the tab on the wire harness that connects to the crank sensor. Good luck

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SOURCE: Where is the camshaft and

The camshaft position sensor is the distributor on the back top of engine. The crankshaft position sensor is right behind the harmonic balancer on the front of the engine

SOURCE: looking for the location of the crank position

Crank sensor; right (pass.) side of block above the starter. You may have to remove the starter to remove the crank sensor.

Knock sensor: There may be 2, a front and a rear. Both would be UNDER the intake manifold on top of the engine block one behind the other about 8 inches or so apart. The manifold and associated item may or may not need to be removed to access the sensors.

SOURCE: 1998 Chevrolet silverado k1500 350 v 8

It sounds like the distributor is not clocked in right and it needs to be set properly. There is a mark on the distributor housing that the rotor should be pointing to when the engine is on top dead center. This static timing is all that matters and the computer will be able to control the timing as long as the ignition rotor is in that position when the engine is at top dead center.

1. Place the engine at top dead center.

2. Look under the distributor cap and find where the number one terminal runs under the distributor cap, and then match where that position is on the distributor cap with the distributor housing, and it should match up to a mark or a notch on the distributor housing.

3. With the engine on top dead center the ignition rotor should be pointing to the mark or notch that is on the distributor housing, if it is not then loosen up the distributor and turn the distributor until the ignition rotor is pointing to the mark or notch on the distributor housing, the engine should now be static timed.

If you have any high idle problems after the distributor has been properly set then it will be from a vacuum leak.

I hope that this information was helpful to you in any way.

SOURCE: where is map sensor located on 2003 chevrolet

you got engine knock check the knock sensor