The crankshaft position sensor in modern cars like BMW X1 is used for keeping the engine working properly and monitors the moving parts. On the other hand, they are tracking the position of the crankshaft and the speed at which it is rotating. But, when the crankshaft position sensor of the BMW X1 is damaged, then it will cause numerous symptoms in your BMW X1. Go through the following slide to know about the symptoms of a bad crankshaft position sensor in your BMW X1.

1. TOP 4 SYMPTOMS OF BAD
BMW X1 CRANKSHAFT
POSITION SENSOR IN
BRIDGEWATER

2. C r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n s e n s o r
u s e d f o r k e e p i n g t h e
e n g i n e w o r k i n g a n d
m o n i t o r s t h e m o v i n g p a r t s
s u c h a s :
• E n g i n e v a l v e s
• C r a n k s h a f t
• P i s t o n s

3. S e n s o r i n B M W X 1 i s
t r a c k i n g t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e
c r a n k s h a f t a n d t h e s p e e d a t
w h i c h i t i s r o t a t i n g .

4. T r a n s m i t t h e d a t a t o t h e
E C U t o m a k e t h e
a d j u s t m e n t s f o r i n j e c t i n g
t h e f u e l i n t o t h e i n t e r n a l
c o m b u s t i o n c h a m b e r .

5. T h u s , t h e c r a n k s h a f t
p o s i t i o n s e n s o r i n B M W a l s o
i m p a c t s t h e t i m i n g o f t h e
i g n i t i o n s y s t e m .

6. B e l o w p o i n t s d e f i n e t h e
t o p s y m p t o m s o f a b a d
c r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n
s e n s o r i n y o u r B M W X 1 .

7. DIFFICULT TO START
THE CAR

8. C r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n s e n s o r
m o n i t o r s t h e s p e e d
a n d p o s i t i o n o f t h e c r a n k s h a f t
i m m e d i a t e l y f o r s t a r t i n g t h e c a r .

9. I f t h e s e n s o r h a s a n y
p r o b l e m , t h e n i t m a k e s t h e
e n g i n e t o r e f u s e t o t u r n o n
a n d s t a r t t h e c a r .

10. ENGINE
VIBRATIONS

11. I f y o u n o t i c e a d r a s t i c i n c r e a s e
i n v i b r a t i o n s
i n B M W , t h e n c h e c k t h e
c r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n s e n s o r
i m m e d i a t e l y .

12. V i b r a t i o n s c o m i n g f r o m t h e
e n g i n e a r e p a i r e d
w i t h a s e v e r e r e d u c t i o n i n
f u e l e c o n o m y a n d p o w e r .

13. BLINKING
CHECK ENGINE
LIGHT

14. I l l u m i n a t e d c h e c k e n g i n e l i g h t o n t h e
d a s h b o a r d
i s a n o t h e r s i g n o f a b a d c r a n k s h a f t
p o s i t i o n s e n s o r i n y o u r B M W .

15. W h e n t h e E C U d o e s n ' t
r e c e i v e a s i g n a l f r o m t h e
s e n s o r , i t w i l l t r i g g e r t h e
c h e c k e n g i n e l i g h t .

16. ENGINE
STALLING/BACKFIRING

17. U n l i k e o t h e r s y m p t o m s i n
y o u r B M W X 1 , t h e c r a n k s h a f t
p o s i t i o n s e n s o r a l s o c a u s e :
• E n g i n e s t a l l i n g
• B a c k f i r i n g

18. I f a n y o f t h e w i r e s a r e w o r n o u t , t h e n t h e E C U
u n a b l e t o r e c e i v e t h e d a t a s i g n a l s f r o m t h e s e n s o r .

19. CONCLUSION

20. C o m m o n s y m p t o m s o f a
b a d c r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n
s e n s o r a r e g i v i n g a l l
s e t s o f i n f o r m a t i o n t o
d i a g n o s e f u t u r e
p r o b l e m s .

21. I f y o u a r e l i v i n g i n
B r i d g e w a t e r a n d f a c i n g
c r a n k s h a f t p o s i t i o n
s e n s o r p r o b l e m s i n
y o u r B M W X 1 , t h e n
c o n s u l t w i t h a n e x p e r t
m e c h a n i c t o f i x i t .

22. THANK YOU
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