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Is this the tdc sensor?
- Thread starter Simon_172
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the car wudnt start at all mate if the tdc sensor had gone faulty?? or it wud be very temporamental! (sp?)
Tungy
Clio Sport 172
Clio MK 4
mine struggles first thing in the morning but can get it going by bliping the revs. i f i dont do that it dies. but it never just turns over and not click in.
do you think this could be tdc sensor
do you think this could be tdc sensor
in simple terms it lets the car's computer know at what position the crank is at and how fast its spinning (rev counter)
so you can try to understand it below is a simple simple explanation
if you look at the flywheel there are teeth around the edge(like a cog on a bike sort of) one of these teeth is missing, so every rotation of the flywheel the TDC sensor "sees" this missed tooth and so the ecu knows what position the crank is in
(various cars have different numbers of teeth on the flywheel and sometimes more than 1 tooth missing, as i said this is just a simple explanation to give you an idea)
so you can try to understand it below is a simple simple explanation
if you look at the flywheel there are teeth around the edge(like a cog on a bike sort of) one of these teeth is missing, so every rotation of the flywheel the TDC sensor "sees" this missed tooth and so the ecu knows what position the crank is in
(various cars have different numbers of teeth on the flywheel and sometimes more than 1 tooth missing, as i said this is just a simple explanation to give you an idea)
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Clio MK 4
how much to get a new tdc sensor fitted by local garage.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
^^Yes. Spot on.
You'll see it.
2 x 10mm bolts hold it in place.
You'll see it.
2 x 10mm bolts hold it in place.
in reply to a few comments above, yes you DO need the loom, stop being cheap, for a genuine part they are quite reasonable and if its turning over but not firing up this is almost always the culprit
only buy genuine, the connector may be the problem and a factors sensor obviously wont fix the problem if this is the case
only buy genuine, the connector may be the problem and a factors sensor obviously wont fix the problem if this is the case
