[Mikejobrien]

Wondering if anyone out there can tell me or send me a picture of where the crankshaft position sensor is located on the 3.0L powerstroke? Thanks

 

[jmperlik]

From the 3.0L Coffee Table Book:

 

[Mikejobrien]

Thank you so much

 

[Mikejobrien]

Is there a trick to getting the sensor out. I took the bolt out but the sensor just seems to rotate a little bit won’t pull out.

 

[Mikejobrien]

Is this the crankshaft position sensor. It is what came out of the position in the picture

 

[RBaker]

Mike, what is the reason for crank sensor replacement? Engine misfire or codes?

 

[STIAJW]

Is this the crankshaft position sensor.

On the rockauto website, the items in the info pictures of the 3.0 crankshaft position sensor look different than the item in the picture above.
The crankshaft position sensor is in the electrical section of the parts list for the 3.0.

 

[Mikejobrien]

Mike, what is the reason for crank sensor replacement? Engine misfire or codes?

Both

 

[Mikejobrien]

Now I’m actually getting a new code. P0016

 

[beaker]

Now I’m actually getting a new code. P0016

How many kms? This code often comes in when timing chains stretch and the cam/crank are no longer timed they way they should be. In this engine, I'd be concerned about the timing belt. This assumes your replacement crank sensor is a good part.

 

[Mikejobrien]

How many kms? This code often comes in when timing chains stretch and the cam/crank are no longer timed they way they should be. In this engine, I'd be concerned about the timing belt. This assumes your replacement crank sensor is a good part.

It’s goes into ford tomorrow

 

[Mikejobrien]

How many kms? This code often comes in when timing chains stretch and the cam/crank are no longer timed they way they should be. In this engine, I'd be concerned about the timing belt. This assumes your replacement crank sensor is a good part.

So ford said low compression in cylinders 1,3,5. Could a timing belt cause this?

 

[beaker]

It certainly could. I really don't have a good answer as to why those specific cylinders have low compression (front and rear on passenger side, center cylinder on the driver side). If the engine went out of time, valves will strike pistons, bending valves. Bent valves will not seal, causing low compression. I hope you are under the mileage limit for the engine (160,000 km in Canada?), as this will be expensive.

 

[Mikejobrien]

It certainly could. I really don't have a good answer as to why those specific cylinders have low compression (front and rear on passenger side, center cylinder on the driver side). If the engine went out of time, valves will strike pistons, bending valves. Bent valves will not seal, causing low compression. I hope you are under the mileage limit for the engine (160,000 km in Canada?), as this will be expensive.

There is 284,000 km on the truck. Hopefully it’s something else. They thought this engine was a non interference engine but maybe not

 

[beaker]

I have never seen a non-interference diesel engine. Is the timing belt original?

 

[Mikejobrien]

I have never seen a non-interference diesel engine. Is the timing belt original?

Yes

 

[beaker]

That's likely your answer then. The specified interval for timing belt replacement is 240,000 km (150,000 miles). Given that the engine was still running, the belt likely stripped several teeth off

 

[Mikejobrien]

That's likely your answer then. The specified interval for timing belt replacement is 240,000 km (150,000 miles). Given that the engine was still running, the belt likely stripped several teeth off

Thanks for all your help

 

[PeteK]

284,000 Kim’s? That’s a ton of mileage on what can only be a 5-year old truck. You’re probably the highest mileage one out there.

 

[jmperlik]

2022-2018 = 4 years (I got mine in September 2018)

@Mikejobrien definitely holds the record here in the forums...

Lesson learned: Timing belt replacement at 150K miles is required!