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Hi,
Fiance's car is having intermittent crank sensor issues. Looks like the mechanic didn't move the connector out of the way and let coolant flow all over it when we had the timing belt and water pump done almost a year ago. I got a new pigtail and knock sensor(figuring it corroded the contacts on the knock sensor itself also) and want to put them on.

Would be really nice if the valve cover and such didn't have to come off for just that one little part covered by just the lower half of the timing belt cover.

 
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you dont really have to remove the valve cover if you dont want to, you can just loosen the bolts and raise it up high enough to remove the top timing cover,

i dont think you can remove the lower cover without removing the top cover, the top cover overlaps the bottom one

 
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Thank you Mikey1.

I went out and figured I would try to remove the crankshaft pulley. I had the proper tool and such, two big breaker bars, and used a jack stand to steady the breaker bar I was pulling on. Couldn't budge it so she took it to a garage yesterday to have them do the work.

 
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i wouldn't even try it with a standard length breaker bar,

i use a 6 foot steel bar slipped over the breaker bar, even with that sometimes its still tough

 
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Oh well. At least you showed some chivalry towards your fiancé in attempting to crack that crankshaft bolt.