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The flex plate is the flywheel. It is between the crankshaft and torque converter. The crankshaft position sensor is located behind the passenger side cylinder head, through the top of the transmission case.
located on the exhaust manifold just before the flex pipe.
That would be a flex joint.
The dealer sells a cardboard spacer the glues to the tip of the crank sensor. You then install the sensor and push it tight to the flex plate.
on back of engine behind the flex plate.
Behind the radio, mounted to the left with an 8mm bolt.
If you have a 1999-2000 Ford Ranger with a flex-fuel sensor it is located just under the driver side door on the inside of the frame and the fuel line coming from your fuel filter goes right to it. You unplug it then remove the fuel line on both sides of it and re-install the new one.
If this is a 3.0 (12 valve, non flex fuel) engine, there is no crank sensor. All CID info comes off the distributer, and the ignition system. If this is a flex fuel(not common) it is located on the RH front side of the engine. If this is a 3.0 SHO Yamaha engine, it is located on the lower RH rear of the engine. If this is a 3.0 (12 valve, non flex fuel) engine, there is no crank sensor. All CID info comes off the distributer, and the ignition system. If this is a flex fuel(not common) it is located on the RH front side of the engine. If this is a 3.0 SHO Yamaha engine, it is located on the lower RH rear of the engine.
The crank sensor on the 2.0 DOHC engine is behind the flywheel (flex plate) on the back of the motor. In order to change it you must pull the transmission or motor.
The regular flex is a stiffer flex than the mid flex. A regular flex is comparable to an 85 flex. The mid flex is closer to a 75 flex.
This is the fuel composition sensor and is supposed to tell your flex fuel car what fuel it is burning. So, did you pick up a swack of water at your last fill OR The sensor may be bad