camshaft sensor location

[blobthebuilder]

hey folks i changed my cam sensor because garage said it was faulty and was told it was under alternator but on further internet checks it shows its behind belt near Battery so which exactly is it

 

[savage bulldogs]

The crank sensor is located under the alternator .

The cam sensors are located at the end of each cam (pulley end )

[blobthebuilder]

Thanks buddy I believe there is only 1 sensor but I've now fitted can sensor were crank should be, I also tryed to remove sensor near Battery but itsoving but bugger me will just not pull out lol any tips

[savage bulldogs]

Sorry about the crap pic , but it's the only one I've got showing a cam sensor in situ

You can see it above the white rag on the right .

And my bad I think there's only 1 (it's been a long day lol)

[blobthebuilder]

Passengers side yeah lol bit I'm buggered if I can get it out

[blobthebuilder]

I also know long days buddy, mine start at 3am lol

[blobthebuilder]

I've tried again buddy and I'm getting feeling sensor is stuck and plastic top is going to come off so I've given in and not sure what to do

[Tlag]

If you force it too much, it will break. Worse than that, it actually sits in a bracket that is part of the oil pump casting and you really don't want to break that.

Once in a while I find one like this that has probably been there since new and refuses to budge, no matter what.

The way I do it is to soak it in wd40 overnight then try again in the morning. If that fails, it's time to get serious and really commit to removing it. Apply more force in the turning action. Sometimes with the extra force, they will move. More often, the top breaks off. At that point, you have to carry on. I would normally use a pair of pliers and gradually pull bits out but what you will be left with is the outside case of the sensor still stuck in the bracket. I then get a very slim, small flat blade screwdriver and try and get it down between the brack and the sensor case. The case is a much softer metal and should give quite easily. Once you have a gap down the side, get a pair of long nose pliers in it, one prong in the gap and the other in the sensor, grip tightly and turn the pliers so you screw the sensor cap up. Then it's just a matter of patience and fiddling to get it out.

[blobthebuilder]

I removed the bracket it sat into and got local garage to chap it out then put everything back together, strange thing was a bit of oil can out from closest spark lead to sensor and there hasn't been any there before but I wiped it up and no more come back