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Discussion Starter · #1 · Dec 3, 2016 :banghead: ok so i have the replacement sensor. but in typical gmc fashion, they have hidden its location. cananyone tell me where it is located so i can change it out. Joined Jan 2,
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Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 3, 2016 as with every place i tried they (GMpartsdirect) do not show a diagram or schematic only the part itself. And the video shows how to change on a different engine. does not help me in finding it on mine.
i have done search after search and all they want to show is CAMshaft locales.
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JayT2014, Watching that second video (of the Cobalt) was like seeing a horrible car wreck. You're appalled yet you can't stop watching. When that fellow started yanking on the wires I couldn't help but laugh. In my former life I would have used that video as an example of something that should never happen. Everyone should see that
footage.
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Its under the car in the front by the Exhaust Manifold Lower Heat Shield.
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Has anyone had an luck finding this thing? Everything I search online it's shows me the camshaft sensor and not the crankshaft. Really need to replace this ASAP. This is for a 2.4L.
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Has anyone had an luck finding this thing? Everything I search online it's shows me the camshaft sensor and not the crankshaft. Really need to replace this ASAP. This is for a 2.4L. It should be similar and close to the same location as this Chevy Cobalt 2.2.L engine.. Very close. . .
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I can seem to post pic , I have e mailed you location. ABOVE STARTER , BELOW OIL FILTER HOUSING
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I found these kind of crummy diagrams:
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So did the Cobalt video help more or the diagrams? It seems the video is about the same as the 2.4L CS sensor location. I will delete which ever is not helpful. Thanks!
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For orientation purposes, doesn’t the “fat arrow” always point to the front of the vehicle (ie: the radiator)? So the top crummy diagram is a view from the firewall side, while the bottom crummy diagram is looking down from the passenger-side fender? Is that correct? And the textual descriptions (“Lower Rear Side”, and “Right
Side”) indicate orientation as if sitting in the vehicle, *not* the actual sides of the engine, right?
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For orientation purposes, doesn’t the “fat arrow” always point to the front of the vehicle (ie: the radiator)? So the top crummy diagram is a view from the firewall side, while the bottom crummy diagram is looking down from the passenger-side fender? Is that correct? And the textual descriptions (“Lower Rear
Side”, and “Right Side”) indicate orientation as if sitting in the vehicle, *not* the actual sides of the engine, right? Look at the video of the Cobalt CPS I posted. It is more accurate than the diagram. . . . which is why I said it is crummy. The diagram was from a shop manual and the line drawing is not the best and too cluttered for sure. I just included it
as added info. Again. . the video for the Cobalt engine is more useful. Same engine class.
Can't please everyone and apparently it was all helpful - - -
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Good luck
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JayTee2014: I wasn’t criticizing the diagrams, I was just using your “crummy” term because I agree those Shop Manual sketches can be hard to use (especially orientation).
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ok so i have the replacement sensor. but in typical gmc fashion, they have hidden its location. cananyone tell me where it is located so i can change it out.
i have done search after search and all they want to show is CAMshaft locales.
I KNOW WHERE IT IS
..i was going nuts till a friend who has a shop showed me...
Under the front end..between the engine and the transmission. You have to remove the exhaust front and reach up between the two. You need a lift..its not an easy job. Takes about two hours !!
Good luck..we gave up and paid some one l.
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I have a 2014 terrain 4cyl. It's stalling only when cold started, once it warms up to operating temperature it runs good. Could this be a camshaft position sensor problem?