Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

k well since i bought my car ive had the CEL on so i went and checked it out at autozone...it showed that my camshaft positioning sensor is what made that turn on...autozone told me 95 bucks for it...but my cars running fine i think.....im getting revo..forge 007...and new spark plugs all for 640 this week and im trying to see how big of a problem that sensor could be? ..need some help thnx guys

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

ya its kind of important. if it dies then your car wont even start. i would fit it

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

yea i would fix it now rather than be fucked somewhere later when it dies on ya

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

I had the same problem, replaced the sensor, still had the code.... car ran fine.. come to find out the previous owner tried to do a timing belt, they didnt set the timing right, timing was off by about 4 teeth.

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

Have you tried clearing the code?

Clear it and see if it comes back or not.

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

This would be an important fix before getting Revo and other performance mods. I had the cell come on because i changed my timing belt and disconnected the sensor with the battery still connected, so the computer detected a fault in the line. (that's the only way i can explain it) Anyways all i did was disconect the battery and the code has been gone for a few months now.

Try disconecting the battery to see if the light comes back (may take a few days) or just replace it for the $95.

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holy crap i cant believe the car was running 4 teeth off thats crazy

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

Yeah, that dont sound right, I wouldn't expect the car to run at all. 2nd that ^^^^^^^

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

it ran... didnt have as much power as it should, also caused quite a few random misfire codes.

RE: Camshaft positioning sensor???
 

yea but 4 teeth usually means valves being reshaped by the pistons and alot bigger probs than some misfires lol, you my friend are a lucky SOB :D