N7A and N3A engines.

[Brontasaurus]

OK, it seems that nobody knows where the crank angle sensor is located! (Please see my last post). Perhaps somebody can give me the contact of someone who knows about Ford N7A and N3A engines?
There seems to be bugger-all on YouTube or Google.
Surely someone must know something? After all; YOU ARE BRITISH !
Please respond to this ignorant Australian.

[Altransit]

Don't confuse being ignored with people not knowing the answer to your question Most of us "clever" British run diesel engines, there are surprisingly few petrol Transits over here, although the engine is used in Ford cars as well.

I may be wrong, but wouldn't the crank sensor be in the same place as on a diesel engine i.e. on the bell housing adjacent to the flywheel
Can you see a wiring loom heading in that direction

[Brontasaurus]

Thanks for your reply. Please don't confuse my remarks as being agro. They were just a pathetic Aussie attempt at humour! (Having a go at the poms)!
Yes, I understand what you say. I have three "Smiley" vans. Two petrol 2.0L and one former 2.5 Turbo diesel. It now runs a Chevrolet 5.7 LS1 motor.
Petrol is still fairly cheap in Australia. Today it was A$1.39/L but we don't expect that to last. (You will need to convert to Pounds or Euros). Diesel is about the same price but I never found my diesel van to be particularly economical.
I only have a Haynes manual to suit VG diesel engines. In there it says the crank angle sensor is situated just above the starter motor on the driver's side (RHD). One look from the top or bottom reveals it is as crowded as a Mumbai market. It seems I will need to access it from underneath, possibly removing the starter first.
So I was really just looking for somebody who actually knows....
Cheers, Bob M

[Altransit]

Thanks for your reply. Please don't confuse my remarks as being agro. They were just a pathetic Aussie attempt at humour! (Having a go at the poms)!

Yes it's fine I never bother replying to people who are looking for agro There is quite a bit of banter between us Poms, and you Aussies, on here

So I was really just looking for somebody who actually knows....

Sorry Bob, I'm not your man then, but maybe us bumping the thread may help to find someone who does know ........................

[knobby1]

I've had a look in the parts list yesterday and I'm buggered if I can find the sensor itself....I did find the pick-up wheel which is bolted on the rear end of the crank, (#13 in the pic), it obviously doesn't get it's signal from the flywheel....so I can only assume the sensor is on the block somewhere "near" the rear of the crank.

http://www.catcar.info/ford/?lang=en&l= ... I2NA%3D%3D

Lord Knobrot

[Brontasaurus]

OK, thanks for that...

[Brontasaurus]

No luck with my search for information on these engines guys.
Can someone please possibly point me in the direction of a UK repair shop familiar with Transit 16 valve petrol engines perhaps?
In Australia the Ford dealers don't want to know if a vehicle is more than a couple of years old. A 2000 model is considered "obsolete".
Other mechanics in Australia just hate Transit vans and won't stop moaning if you can even get them to work on them at all, which is difficult!
Cheers, Bob M