Q: Crankshaft sensor - 2014 Toyota Avalon
Is there a picture of the location of the crankshaft sensor? I'm trying to replace it myself but I'm having trouble locating where it is exactly. What needs to be removed to get to it?
My car has 61000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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