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Troubleshooting Reverse Light Sensor

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What happens here

Josh works under the Jeep, identifying the reverse light sensor located on the side of the transmission. He uses a multimeter to test the sensor and finds that it is not providing a connection (not reading 0 ohms), confirming it is the cause of the non-working reverse lights. He prepares to replace the sensor, anticipating fluid leakage.

Goal: The reverse light issue is traced to a faulty sensor on the transmission, which is tested and found to be non-functional.

Tools and materials

  • Flashlight
  • Multimeter

What they say

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dude stickers and stuff on there they were peeled off before I got here but all this residue still there so we'll be hitting it with some goof-off so I've worked out the taillight issue and the turn signal issue it turns out there was a blown fuse evidently somehow this is a odd grounding system so in other words there's not two wires it goes back it's just a hot wire that grounds to the body itself on the jeat underneath here now the clutch was just replaced on this jeep and underneath is a sensor that looks like this it's on the transmission I'll get you all the way under here so you can see it right up under here this is the side of the transmission and that is the reverse sensor right there and I should read zero ohms across that and with my little meter right here I am NOT in reading zero ohms so this is not providing a connection we're going to replace that guy real quick I'm not positive that fluid isn't gonna start pouring out so I think I've got to move fairly quickly the new one we just so happened to pick up a new one this is the new one and it has teflon tape on it which tells me we're gonna have fluid coming out unscrewed nope no fluid awesome awesome awesome hopefully there isn't some Mickey Mouse this going on

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