Location of crankshaft, knock and cam position sensors and remove and replace instructions needed

1998 NISSAN SENTRA
232,053 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AZDANNO04
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Need location of crankshaft, knock and cam position sensor. And process in order to remove and replace them.
Mar 10, 2021 at 5:01 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

The crankshaft position sensor is located in the transmission bell housing. See pic 1 for location. The camshaft position sensor is in the distributor itself. You will need to remove the distributor cap to locate it. See pic 2 for location. Pic 3 shows the location of the knock sensor.

I'm not sure what you are dealing with, but it all seems tied into a timing issue, a misfire, or a no-start condition. Let me know what is happening. Hopefully, I'll be able to help.

Take care and God Bless,

Joe
Mar 10, 2021 at 10:35 AM
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