Okay, I thought I was doing my buddy a favor, and...

We have a broken CPS on our hands with the bottom tip of the sensor still embedded into the bellhousing with no way to remove it. The top plastic part is broken at the base and still wrapped around the two wires. The plastic housing was really brittle despite our best efforts to keep it all intact during removal. Nut came out with no problem so we thought we had it licked.

What would be your reaction to cutting the wires and just pushing the embedded plastic tip into the bellhousing and hopefuly retrieving it through the inspection ports down at the bottom of the bellhousing? Would there be any issues with the torque convertor doing it this way? I would think it would just drop to the bottom for easy retrieval and if not, a few cranks should do it. If pushing it through isn't a GOOD approach how about drilling it from above and driving a small bolt into the remaining plastic and finding a way to pull it out?

I realize these are unorthodox measures but when you get hit with a $800 estimate to drop the tranny, thinking different becomes a serious option.

And why did we even begin mess with this in the first place? Intermittent no start/stall on mostly damp/wet/cold days. No rhyme or reason. There was a break in the outside sheathing but the wires looked intact after inspection so we aren't sure if this is actually the cause of the issue. The car does presently start.

Many thanks in advance and all suggestions appreciated.