Locating & Replacing Crankshaft Position Sensor on a Nissan Cube Z11 - Error Code P0335

In this video we locate (and replace) the Crankshaft Position Sensor... Surprisingly it's located nowhere near the crankshaft itself. This means no crawling around on the floor underneath the car trying to access the bottom of the engine. Also no need for small hands and slim wrists to try and reach down the back of the engine!

Nissan have outdone themselves on this one! Just wish more cars were like this! The position of the crankshaft is ascertained via the position of the flywheel... This means that the sensor is mounted into the gearbox housing, just above the flywheel. Literally "front and centre", making it very easy to access and replace!

The car in the video is a Z11 Cube, but this process of replacement is also applicable to the following 1.4 litre petrol Nissans, which have the same CR14DE engine...

NISSAN MICRA III (K12) 2002–2010
NISSAN MICRA C+C III (K12) 2005–2010
NOTE (E11) 2006 to 2012

Code P0335 Nissan

What the P0335 code means: The P0335 DTC is set once the powertrain control module (PCM) fails to detect proper sensor operation from the crankshaft position sensor. This causes the Check Engine Light to be displayed on the dashboard and a failsafe mode enabled.

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