fed up

**andrewl6527** · 15th March 2012, 20:01

please can anyone tell me and pics if poss

crankshaft sensor 1.8 petrol vectra 2003 model

thank you

**matthew8814** · 15th March 2012, 22:19

Originally Posted by andrewl6527

please can anyone tell me and pics if poss

crankshaft sensor 1.8 petrol vectra 2003 model

thank you

have a look,

http://www.micksgarage.co.uk/switche...1.8-16v/16531/

**simon7257** · 15th March 2012, 22:35

I think it's either on the front of the engine but by the gear box or at the back of the engine by the gearbox up behind the drive shaft held in by 1 torx screw (t30?) 2 pin plug at about 45 degree angle, can be very tight to get out cause they swell up

**Das** · 15th March 2012, 22:49

Originally Posted by simon7257

I think it's either on the front of the engine but by the gear box

its beside the oil filter IIRC.

**andrewl6527** · 16th March 2012, 18:47

appreciate everyones help
problem gets worse.

changed the crankshaft sensor to find out the car is not a 1.8 but 1.6 and out of a vectra b. and the idiot who changed the enging and not informing anyone has butchered the wiring harness and the wires to the crankshaft sensor so my friend thinks thats the problem.
i need this fixed asap and not costing a fortune

**Critch** · 16th March 2012, 20:16

did you buy the car privatly?

if the engine is different mate and the dvla etc dont know then basically insurance is invalid to.

have you go voltage to the crank sensor?

i think your best bet would be to get an auto spark on it, as itll probably be a lot more cost effective than you trying to fix things and finding other problems as you.

where as a spark or go diagnostic garag with and oscillscope can prove sensors and actuators are working correctly within a couple of minutes

**andrewl6527** · 19th March 2012, 18:03

just a short update
been checked by a sensor diagnostics expert and some idiot cut the wires to the crankshaft sensor so it needs replacing and the timing is out so this will be fixed on wednesday. i'll update then

**andrewl6527** · 21st March 2012, 19:35

right the sensor cable has been replaced and the timing corrected but still cut out once and took 3-5 mins to restart. so any new ideas?
can the revs be turned up too? it idles at 500 which i know is too low?
thanks