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Tiny
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  • 2001 BMW 740
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I need to know where the crankshaft is located need to check it
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 AT 4:13 PM

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Tiny
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What exactly are you hoping to check? What is the problem or symptom? The crankshaft is inside the engine. All you can see of it is the vibration damper / pulley on the front end of it. That is the lowest one on the front of the engine.
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 AT 7:05 PM
Tiny
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TAKE OFF THE OIL PAN AND YOU WILL BE LOOKING UP TO SEE THE COUNTER WEIGHTS (THE MAIN BEARING CAPS AND CONNECTING RODS WILL OBSCURE A LOT OF IT. ONE END WILL PROTRUDE OUT OF THE FRONT AND HAVE A HARMONIC BALANCER/ PULLEY ON IT, THE REAR END OF WILL BE IN THE BELL HOUSING W/ A FLEXPLATE/ FLYWHEEL ATTACHED TO IT

I FOUND A PIC OF ONE ON THE NET (NOT YOURS), IT IS INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 AT 7:07 PM

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