On top of the transfer case behind the transmission (drivers side) you will find the speed sensor. (you will need to jack up the van and slide under on your back.. BE SURE TO CHOCK THE TIRES, SUPPORT THE VAN ON BOTH SIDES WITH JACK STANDS AND PUT A BACKUP JACK UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST IN CASE SOMETHING FAILS) there is a retaining bolt holding the sensor in (10mm) remove the bolt and pull out the sensor. there will be a small gear on it. remove the gear and slip it on the new speed sensor. the replacement sensors have a plug and harness that comes with them that is different from the one that comes on the van. You will need to cut the wires and remove the old one and wire the new plug into the harness. this is not hard and the wires are color coated the same as the stock wires on the van. (black with blue stripe, whte with orange strip and solid orange) Be sure you wire each to its match on the harness. You will need some good wire strippers, a lighter (to melt the heat shrink tubing it comes with, and some wire cutters along with a 10mm 1/4" drive socket and ratchet. there is a lot of excess wire on the new plug end so be sure you tape it all up so you don't have things hanging down that can get damaged.
hi the speed sensor on a 96 caravan is located right under the air filter and on the transmission to replace it you just need to remove the air filterand you will see it on top of the tranny.
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if your talking about the vss or speed sensor it has to be done under vech after you remove cat.converters
The speed sensor sends a signal to the speedometer to show the correct speed and it sends a signal to the transmission telling when to shift. If the speed sensor is bad the speedometer will not work and the transmission will not shift correctly.
Next to where the upper radiator hose comes out of the engine.
Its mounted on the transmission.
replace spedo cable. I don't think the 96 Caravan has a cable. It has an electronic sensor but others said replaceing the sensor doesn't solve the problem.
If it has a 4-speed transmission, it has 2 speed sensors, one for input speed and one for output speed, located on the front of the transmission. If it has a 3-speed transmission, it is located under the vehicle on the back of the transmission, where the passenger side CV axle goes in, to the left of the inner joint.
There is no cable its electronic speed sensor
on top of the transfer case
on the rear diff
The idle speed sensor tells the onboard computer how fast your engine is idling. The location of the idle speed sensor on the VW Jetta is on the actual throttle body.