Both 7A-FE and 4A-FE have crank position sensor by the timing belt in years 96-97 when they switched to OBD2. Different distributors for 93-95 and 96-97, but the same for 4A and 7A in those year ranges.

The ECU has power and you can communicate with a code reader? Just making sure I understand what you wrote.

 

The ECU has power and can communicate with a $10 code reader. No codes.

So it does have a crank position sensor? Yes it is OBD-2 1997. I'm assuming I need to jackup the car and remove the wheel to find and test it? What are the measurements if that is the case?

 

The wire to the crank position sensor goes down near the motor oil dipstick tube. You can disconnect it there and check the resistance. You can also test it with an ocsilliscope while cranking the engine for a more thorough test of the waveform.

Resistance
Cold: 1630-2740 Ohms
Hot: 2065-3225 Ohms

Recently, at least one person here (maybe two) had their crank position sensor crumble apart.

 

Thank you kind sir. And when I assume hot you mean cranking or on? and the wire to the crank position sensor goes down near the motor oil dipstick tube so do I need to jackup the car and remove the tire then check near the dipstick tube? I looked but didn't see any sensor going in to seemed so I wasn't sure if I needed to remove the tire. Which would be left for tomorrow.

 

Hot means like if you measure the resistance right after the engine has been running and up to operating temperature.

I can't remember how long the pigtail is coming from the sensor. It might not be too easy to reach from above or below. It's crowded in that area with the belt, dipstick tube and bracket there.

This is the best picture I could find of the crank position sensor, but it doesn't show the connector.