The auto parts shops want like $96 for this part. Fuck that, we had a friend go get this one from a Barry’s U-Pull-It junkyard, but apparently he didn’t realize the bolt mount brass insert hole support area was crumbling apart ☹️
Regardless, he had the sensor tested and it checked out good. But I can’t in any good faith install the part when the single bolt hole mount was about to literally fall out of it.
So, after about 3 hours of careful creativity, some super glue to secure the parts, JB Quik Weld as a filler for the missing plastic, careful filing, shaping and leveling of flat surfaces, and a zip tie around the whole thing to make sure as best as I can that the filler doesn’t break loose, and this is what I came up with.
I do hope this part still works after all the cleaning chemicals (Goof-Off and rubbing alcohol), super glue and epoxy, I do hope the part still works when I get to installing it tomorrow.
And yes, I also had to patch up cracks in the back side where the 3 wire harness comes out too. Assuming optimistically that the sensor still works, we’re already planning for this to be a temporary replacement until we can get a new one ordered online for like $20 or so, because fuck $96 for a damn sensor!
Edit: I got it installed this morning, and it works!
I’m just gonna drop this link here, this so far has been the best source of information I’ve been able to find regarding mechanic service manuals…
Operation CHARM: https://charm.li/
Bro you helped me, thank you again! Do make sure to check out that link…
Holy crap, you just helped me even more. That’s a heck of a resource I hadn’t come across yet! Even has flat rates!
If rockauto doesn’t ship to you when you decide to replace it, HMU I’ll see if I can assist.
If you happen to have enough storage space and basically unlimited high speed internet, check their About page, they offer all the data as a torrent, but I think it’s like 650GB or something like that.
They know they could disappear any day ya know. I’d download it all myself if I could, but going by rough estimates on my internet plan, it would probably take 36+ months to download…
Yeah, I happen to. That’s incredibly useful; Thank you very much. If replacing the CPS doesn’t fix yours, let me know. I had a Tiburon with the same motor and I’m pretty familiar with them.
Guess what? I got it installed this morning, and it works!
One thing I didn’t mention about the repairs to the sensor was that after I thoroughly cleaned it, I also put it on a stovetop rack about 4 inches above our electric stovetop eye for about 15 minutes, dial set to somewhere between 3 and 4 on the heat scale, to evaporate any fluids that might have been in it, whether it be engine oil, water, or cleaning fluids such as Goof-Off or rubbing alcohol.
I’m damn sure glad I did too, because I surely didn’t want to glue/seal in any humidity of any sort in the process.
Still gonna need a proper new one eventually, but hey, the vehicle is back on the road now and cranks and starts just fine now 👍
Heck yeah! That’s always a good feeling.