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going to show you how to replace the
engine position crank sensor on this
2003 Honda Civic with the 1.7 liter
motor and pretty much the same for 2001
to 2005 as well as Acura TL you'll need
10 to 19 millimeter sockets wrenches
ratchets and extensions Honda's special
crank holding tool breaker bar torque
wrench jack and jack stands and a flat
blade screwdriver using a 19 millimeter
socket and a breaker bar break your lug
nuts loose raise and support your
vehicle on jack stands finish removing
your lug nuts remove the wheel and tire
from the vehicle pry out on the inside
of the push connectors with a flat blade
screwdriver and remove them from the
inside of the splash shield
allow the splash shield to hang out of
your way remove the power-steering
adjusting bolt using a 10 millimeter
socket and ratchet loosen the adjusting
nut the 12 millimeter wrench
loosen the pivot bolt at the bottom of
the power steering pump with a 12
millimeter wrench
remove the adjusting bolt remove the
power-steering belt move the rest of the
pivot bolt on the bottom of the power
steering pump
once the power steering pump is free
push out on the tab to release the power
steering reservoir and move the assembly
out of the way without disconnecting the
lines remove the 10 millimeter nut
holding the power cable to the back the
green connector on the side the 14
millimeter bolt at the top of the
alternator and loosen the adjusting nut
at the back remove the power cable to
the alternator 10 millimeter socket and
ratchet disconnect the connector at the
back and release the harness from the
bracket release the harness push down on
this tab on the back slide it off
we'll be removing our valve cover later
so we'll fish this part of the harness
up out of the way now loosen the 12
millimeter bolt bottom of the alternator
and the 14 millimeter bolt at the top
loosen the adjusting bolt at the bottom
until you can remove the belt from the
alternator move the belt from the
vehicle to remove the 19 millimeter bolt
on the crank pulley you'll need the
special holding tool from Honda which
sits into this hex a strap wrench to
keep the pulley from turning an
extension and a breaker bar get on to
the 19 millimeter bolt in the center of
the pulley and these tend to have a lot
of torque on them they're very stubborn
so we're going to use a cheater pipe on
our breaker bar this is actually the
handle off of our jack on the handle
takes a good bit of force to break these
loose
I've already cracked it loose a little
bit but with the cheater pipe you really
got to put your weight into it to get
them going once the bolts been broken
loose you can remove your special tools
you can use a 19 millimeter socket and
ratchet to remove the bolt the rest of
the way
remove the pulley from the crankshaft be
careful not to drop the key stock that's
inside the pulley remove the connector
on the rear side of the engine
disconnect it and the retainer on the
lower engine cover should just pop out
allow it to hang off to the side remove
the four bolts on the lower engine cover
here here here and here
remove the lower timing cover from the
engine be sure to remove the rubber seal
with it remove the 10 millimeter bolt on
the crank position sensor remove the
sensor and bolt from the vehicle
reinstall your crank position sensor
this plastic stud sits into this hole in
the block the 10 millimeter bolt above
it
go ahead and tighten that up reinstall
the connector
make sure that the gasket on the back of
your lower timing cover is seated in
place properly for reinstalling onto
your motor tighten down the four ten
millimeter bolts with a socket and
ratchet
remove your crank pulley bolt from the
crankshaft install your key stock into
the slot on the crank and align your
crank pulley to that stall your crank
bolt reinstall your Honda crankshaft
holder tool use the 19 millimeter socket
bring the bolt down and torque to 148
foot-pounds
reinstall the alternator and compressor
belt
with the belt reinstalled on the pulleys
retention the alternator down to the
alternator install the four pin
connector at the front
followed by the power lead and the ten
millimeter nut for the power lead
tighten up the power terminal for the
ten millimeter wrench or socket put the
power steering pump and reservoir back
to the front of the motor stall the
compound to the carriage bolt secure it
with the nut
reinstall the tensioner
into the pump
install the nut on the back of the
tensioner bolt just and tight for now
reinstall the power steering boat
loosen up your tensioner until you're
able to reinstall the tensioner bracket
ten millimeter bolt then tighten it with
a ten millimeter socket and ratchet go
retension the power steering pump belt
tighten the power steering belt until
you have about a quarter inch of gift
tighten the 12 millimeter nut on the
back of the power steering comp
tensioner bolt of the socket and ratchet
tighten the 12 millimeter nut at the
bottom of the power steering pump
reinstall power steering reservoir
reinstall the negative terminal on your
battery tighten it down with a ten
millimeter wrench after everything is
been installed and rechecked it's time
to start your vehicle
install your lower splash shield with
the two plastic push pins reinstall your
wheel start your lug nuts for the 19
millimeter socket using a 19 millimeter
socket torque your lug nuts to 80
foot-pounds in a cross pattern thanks
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