RDX AWD L4-2.3L Turbo (2010)
Crankshaft Position Sensor: Service and Repair
CKP Pulse Plate Replacement
CKP Pulse Plate Replacement
1. Remove the front wheels.
2. Remove the splash shield See: Body and Frame/Splash Guard/Service and Repair/Front Splash Shield Replacement.
3. Remove the drive belt See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories/Drive Belt/Service and Repair.
4. Remove the cylinder head cover See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Cylinder Head Assembly/Valve Cover/Service and Repair/Cylinder
Head Cover Removal.
5. Set the No. 1 piston at top dead center (TDC). The punch mark on the variable valve timing control (VTC) actuator and the punch mark on the
exhaust camshaft sprocket should be at the top. Align the TDC marks on the VTC actuator and exhaust camshaft sprocket See: Engine, Cooling
and Exhaust/Engine/Timing Components/Timing Chain/Service and Repair/Cam Chain Removal.
6. Remove the VTC oil control solenoid valve See: Variable Valve Timing Actuator/Service and Repair/VTC Oil Control Solenoid Valve
Removal/Test/Installation.
7. Remove the crankshaft pulley See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Cylinder Block Assembly/Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft
Pulley/Service and Repair.
8. Support the engine with a jack and a wood block under the oil pan.
9. Remove the torque rod stiffener and the upper torque rod See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Timing Components/Timing Chain/Service
and Repair/Cam Chain Removal.
10. Remove the ground cable, then remove the side engine mount bracket See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Timing Components/Timing
Chain/Service and Repair/Cam Chain Removal.
11. Remove the side engine mount bracket See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Timing Components/Timing Chain/Service and Repair/Cam
Chain Removal.
12. Remove the cam chain case See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Timing Components/Timing Chain/Service and Repair/Cam Chain
Removal.
13. Remove the CKP pulse plate.
14. Install the CKP pulse plate.
15. Check the chain case oil seal for damage. If the oil seal is damaged, replace the chain case oil seal See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Engine/Seals
and Gaskets/Front Crankshaft Seal/Service and Repair.