jwingender Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 So I need to replace the crankshaft position sensor in my 2012 Dodge Journey SE with a 2.4L engine, but I cannot for the life of me find the thing on the engine to do so. I have asked Autozone and O'Reillys as well as the mechanics at my local Dodge dealership. I have also scoured the Internet, exhausting all results from Google and Youtube. Sadly, I have also asked anyone that should be "in the know" as well. This part just does not want to be found! Any help would be greatly appreciated as my wife and I are borrowing my mothers car until this is fixed. Running everybody back and forth from work and whatnot with three kids in tow is not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 2.4L The Crankshaft Position Sensor is in the rear of the engine block near the transmission. Remove the engine cover (1). JS GAS AIR BOX Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. Remove the air cleaner body (1) (Refer to Engine/Air Intake System/BODY, Air Cleaner - Removal)(Refer To List 1). Disengage the upstream O2 sensor wire harness retainer (1) and crankshaft position sensor wire harness retainer (2) from the heat shield (3). Remove one nut (1) and two heat shield retaining bolts (2). Remove heat shield (3). SENSOR LOCATION Remove the crankshaft position sensor mounting bolt. Remove sensor with the wire harness attached. Unlock and disconnect the electrical connector from the crankshaft position sensor. 2.4L The Crankshaft Position Sensor is in the rear of the engine block near the transmission. Remove the engine cover (1). JS GAS AIR BOX Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. Remove the air cleaner body (1) (Refer to Engine/Air Intake System/BODY, Air Cleaner - Removal)(Refer To List 1). Disengage the upstream O2 sensor wire harness retainer (1) and crankshaft position sensor wire harness retainer (2) from the heat shield (3). Remove one nut (1) and two heat shield retaining bolts (2). Remove heat shield (3). SENSOR LOCATION Remove the crankshaft position sensor mounting bolt. Remove sensor with the wire harness attached. Unlock and disconnect the electrical connector from the crankshaft position sensor. jkeaton, jwingender and 2late4u 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) well i just google it and found the location on 2.4 engine and if your local dodge dealer doesn't know where it is then you need to go to a different dealership they should be able to help you ,check with the parts guy at the dealer they usually have books with diagrams to help you ....good luck Edited July 1, 2016 by 2late4u jwingender and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwingender Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) 2.4L The Crankshaft Position Sensor is in the rear of the engine block near the transmission. Remove the engine cover (1) Thank you for the quick response! So quick in fact that I was unable to post again on my computer (op was from my phone so brief) with more details on my situation. The problem now is these directions are an exact match for the ones I got from the Dodge dealership. I took them home and followed them, taking off the engine shield and removing the air cleaner. Then I hit a wall in that there is no heat shield beneath the air cleaner. Not only is there no heat shield in the way, but there is also nothing that looks like the CPS sticking out of the engine/transmission here. Maybe it is there and I am missing it? I will post again with a picture of this area ASAP if that will help. Edited July 3, 2016 by jwingender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwingender Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 well i just google it and found the location on 2.4 engine and if your local dodge dealer doesn't know where it is then you need to go to a different dealership they should be able to help you ,check with the parts guy at the dealer they usually have books with diagrams to help you ....good luck Well I have also googled the hell out of this. The problem is you search for dodge journey and 80% of what comes back isn't dodge journeys at all. Then what is labeled as dodge journey isn't always a picture for one. They are just mislabeled. Then for the pictures that actually look like my engine, the part is not anywhere near where the diagram says it should be. Example: http://my.jetscreenshot.com/demo/20160703-kkzd-229kb So this diagram says it is beneath the engine on the passenger side (as I see it), while the directions i got from Dodge and the ones linked in the thread both say it is on the driver side of the engine beneath the air cleaner... And this is why I'm so confused. Ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 good luck ,cars are getting so confusing now, wont even try to change the plugs on these journeys ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Here's another pic of sensor location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Crankshaft position sensor i have looked under the air intake on drivers side and have looked under back of engine on passenger side, still cannot find. Has anyone found it and can they post a real pic of its location or just point where it's at? Please help. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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