CARS.COM — Most car owners probably don’t know that their vehicle has a crankshaft position sensor until the engine dies, won’t start or starts running poorly. Then when the car is in the auto repair ...

Gone are the days of carburetors and distributors, replaced by a variety of sensors that help a car's computer get the maximum performance out of the engine. A camshaft position sensor (or any sensor) ...

This article applies to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG (2007-2014). The crankshaft position sensor is known as a hall-effect sensor. It works by reacting to changes in the magnetic field between the ...