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Old 10-22-2012, 05:57 PM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please

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Originally Posted by Uncamitzi View Post
is there any test for the crank and cam sensor? the wiring seems to be ok...I've checked them for continuity. Short of ordering new sensors... at a retail cost of about half of what the car would sell for on a good day.
Harvey would know best if they can be physically tested. I seem to recall that they can't be.
One option you could try is swapping the cam sensor and the crank sensor that is identical. Clear the codes and if the code stays teh same, you can rule wiring the fault. If the code switches, then it's the sensor. Then either buy a new sensor, or you could always buy a used one for a fraction of the price. It's not often that they fail, but it does happen from time to time.

Perhaps post a picture of how badly "dented" the sensor is. It's almost impossible for the sensor pickup to be affected. For the cam sensor, it is just a slightly raised notch on the cam gear. For the crank pickup, there are teeth on the crank sprocket.
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