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E L E C T R I C A L C O M P O N E N T S
CKP (Crankshaft Position)
• The crankshaft position signal
source is a magnetic pickup sensor
mounted in the right front side of
the engine block.
• The sensor reacts to a target wheel
positioned on the crankshaft. The
target wheel is a 60 minus 2 tooth
steel disk with 58 evenly spaced
teeth and a slot that's width is
equivalent to removing 2 teeth
(minus 2 slot) that is the SYNC
gap.
• The sensor will produce pulses for
each tooth edge that breaks the
magnetic field created by the
permanent magnet that is in the
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WIDE SLOT
end of the sensor.
• Crankshaft speed is derived from
the frequency of the CKP sensor
signal.
• Crankshaft position can be
determined by the sycronization of
the CMP peg signal to the CKP
minus 2 slot signal.
• Diagnostic information on the CKP
input signal is obtained by
performing accuracy checks on fre-
quency, and/or duty cycle with soft-
ware strategies.
• The PCM needs both the CKP and
CMP signal to calculate engine
speed and position. The CKP
creates a signal the relates to
crankshaft speed and position
relative to TDC (Top Dead Center).
The CMP creates a signal relative
to which stroke the piston is
currently on (compression or
exhaust).
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