[V8] RPM Sensor

[Ingo Rautenberg]

The cleaning I was referring to is the sensor connectors, btw.  Kneale is
correct -- there is no "cleaning" to be done of the sensors themselves.
When they're bad, there bad.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kneale Brownson" <kneale at coslink.net>
To: <Speakoutprod at aol.com>; <v8 at audifans.com>; <jgoldberg at ntelos.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] RPM Sensor


> The sensors slide into a housing and are held in place by the bolts that
> anchor the heat shield.  I don't think there's any way to "clean" them
> without removing the assembly.
>
> You're right that its a PITA.
>
>
>
>
> At 11:28 AM 3/5/2006 -0500, Speakoutprod at aol.com wrote:
> >Jeff,
> >
> >Did you have to replace the sensor or just clean it?  I hear these are  a
> >bitch to replace.  If you just had to clean it, was it still hard to do,
or
> >could a high-pressure hose do the trick?  If I recall, these sensors are
> >located
> >underneath the car.
> >
> >My RPM sensor is currently acting up ONLY when the car reaches a certain
> >temp (usually on warm days) and once the car has cooled down, the sensor
> >works
> >again.  Not particularly good if your car stalls on a railroad track and
a
> >train's coming.
> >
>
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