Am I over thinking this? Engine crankshaft position sensor

[hurtwj]

I was wondering if I was over thinking this? I am in the process of replacing new plugs and wires (purchased from Shogun) and while I am in there I will be replacing other things like the Engine Crankshaft Position Sensor (Pulse generator). For the guys that have done this before did you remove fan, belts, power steering pump in order to remove both sensors? Also have you ever heard of this brand? Facet (made in Italy).... I bought the sensor - Facet from ECS tuning.

[NevadaMike]

I'm in the process of rebuilding my complete cooling system (water pump, radiator, belts tensioners, hoses, etc) so they might seem easy to get to with all that stuff removed, but to remove the bottom sensor the hydraulic pump must be loosened and moved, which has to be done from underneath the car. Also the harmonic balancer/toothed pulse wheel must be positioned so the slot in the wheel is over a bolt holding the wire from the bottom sensor so the wire can be removed.

A pretty good write-up of the procedure is here:
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...osition+sensor

[hurtwj]

Thanks, I was wondering if anyone have done a replacement of these parts because no one replied after 68 views. Maybe I will take pics of the DIY. Thanks for the reply.

I'm in the process of rebuilding my complete cooling system (water pump, radiator, belts tensioners, hoses, etc) so they might seem easy to get to with all that stuff removed, but to remove the bottom sensor the hydraulic pump must be loosened and moved, which has to be done from underneath the car. Also the harmonic balancer/toothed pulse wheel must be positioned so the slot in the wheel is over a bolt holding the wire from the bottom sensor so the wire can be removed.

A pretty good write-up of the procedure is here:
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...osition+sensor