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Old Jul 31, 2021 | 03:05 PM
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I have seen sensors come apart in the case. It was primarily on a motor that sumped - the sensors were not designed to sit in hot oil and they would swell and break.

If the flywheels have shifted bad enough to hit a CKP sensor, the guts of the oil pump will probably come out in pieces.
 
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