The auto"s electrical system.
Behind the power steering pump. 8 mm bolt. Sensor is about 6" long.
Crankshaft position sensor on the transmission bell housing. usually the problem
behind the power steering pump on the passenger side of the engine
WOW WAY TO NAME ALL OF THEM LOL it is the crankshaft position sensor and either knocks sensor or camshaft position sensor First off if you a have a 3.1 it is the KNock Sensor. Crankshaft sensor and cam sensor is on the belt side of the motor. Crank is on bottom behind the big pully and cam is on top(half way up) usually under power steering pump
The engine shuts down, you lose the power assist steering, power assist brakes and you coast to a stop.
the sensor is underneath the power steering pump and the alternator, awkward to get to, you may have to remove top fixing for the dipstick housing.
If this is a Power Stroke engine, the most likely cause is a faulty crankshaft position sensor.
Check the camshaft sensor. If the sensor is bad or not getting power, then the engine will not fire and the injector will not get a signal.
The first thing I would check is your crankshaft position sensor
Yes, the power train management computer needs input from this sensor to time the spark to each cylinder. With a bad sensor there will be no ignition and the engine won't start.
It could be a few thing's. 1.bad coil 2.bad fuse 3.short in the wire 4.bad crankshaft sensor... I had the same problem and it turned out to be a bad crankshaft sensor it is about 60 bucks for the part and 5 minutes to fix it.