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Crankshaft Position Sensor: Description and Operation

The crankshaft position sensor:
^ is a variable reluctance sensor.
^ senses a missing tooth on the crankshaft damper pulse ring.
^ generates a crankshaft position signal which is sent to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). The PCM counts this signal for engine rpm.