I did not know which engine or setup you have so I am attaching all three diagrams. One is for the four cylinder or 2.2L and the others are for the 3.3L one with and one without a supercharger.
Here is a guide that will show you what you are in for when doing the job and a diagrams below giving you the locations for your engine:
//www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-angle-sensor-replacement
The location for all models is the same for the Crankshaft Position Sensor, CPS. It can be found at the top of the front of the transmission housing.
Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
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Saturday, February 18th, 2012 AT 1:12 AM
Thanks I found it.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 AT 6:23 PM
You are welcome.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 AT 12:40 AM
I am having an issue and I am not sure what to do at this point. I will try to be brief as possible. I have a 2003 Xterra supercharged 174,000 miles on it. A year ago the ignition switch went out in it so replaced that, then the alternator was bad put a new one in. Then in April of this year my timing belt broke. I took it to the shop and had that replaced and they checked for internal damage to the engine and thank God no problems. A few weeks later the SES light came on and I had it checked and was told the knock sensor was bad. It was running rough so that got replaced and still have the same rough running engine and loss of power along with the SES light still on. Any idea what could be causing this?
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Where is the crankshaft position sensor located?
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Crankshaft Position Sensor (OBD) (2.4L VIN D)At top rear of engine, on transmission housing.
Crankshaft Position Sensor (OBD) (3.3L VIN E)At top rear of engine, on transmission housing.
Crankshaft Position Sensor (OBD) (3.3L VIN M)At top rear of engine, on transmission housing
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I just wanted to know exactly where is the crankshaft sensor on vehicle? Need to change it out, But I do not know where it is exactly.
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See picture. It is at back by transmission.
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Feb 3, 2008 I have a 2001 Nissan Xterra 4WD and I am trying to locate the crankshaft position sensor If you can tell me where it is and if it is possible post a picture to show where it is ? Thank You please answer ASAP!!!!!!!
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I believe it is either blue or white but as to exactly where, I am not sure. I think it is close to the firewall
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The firewall is the wall between the cab and the engine compartment.
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The crankshaft position sensor is on the bellhousing behind the drivers side head.
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k1w1t1m said: The crankshaft position sensor is on the bellhousing behind the drivers side head. And the bellhousing is between the engine and the transmission. P.S.-You the man Tim!
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Discussion Starter · #8 · Feb 10, 2008
Thanks found the crankshaft you guys helped a lot
Thanks soccerbrace and k1kw1t1m you guys are my heroes
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I just realized that those links sent you to nothing but the forum. Sorry Denis! I had 2 specific threads that were exactly what you needed.
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Here is a pic from my '02 ESM.
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Best way to replace crank position sensor I have searched through this forum and a lot of you have replaced this sensor, my question is what is the best way to get at the sensor to remove and replace it? I can nsee where it is from underneath the truck, but it seems harder to get at than the number 6 spark plug. Any help would be
appreciated, Matt
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I still have the intermittant misfire problem, and since the sensor is the original to the truck , I figured what could it hurt to replace it since I already bought a new sensor.
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i cant see any possible reason to change that sensor,also its not plug and play friendly there is a good chance you will be towing it to a dealer to finish .
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Here is a pic from my '02 ESM.
read the last line. it has nothing to do with how the engine is running.
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I appreciate the info, but I would still like to know the best way to get at the sensor to replace it. Thanks.
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So, can anyone help with the best way to replace this sensor? At this point I have nothing to lose by putting in the new one. Can anyone help on this?
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Well as an update, I was not sure where to post this reply, either in the first thread I started concerning my code 0300 multiple misfire or continue in this one. I will leave that up to the moderator to leave them or combine them. I did manage to get to the crank pos sensorand replace it, but found it was unplugged the whole time. Now whether or not
someone did this by mistake or on purpose I don't know. When I plugged it in and got the truck running again, it ran worse than before and immediately threw codes for the knock sensor and the crank sensor, but no more 0300 misfire. So after some investigating the harness, it seemed that the two sensors are connnected together, through some ground shielding. So I ordered a Brand new harness from a Nissan dealer, and will be installing it this weekend, hopefully this will cure the problem. I will
post later next week.