P0342 Cam position sensor low voltage
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P0342 Cam position sensor low voltage
Getting this code, I've replaced the sensor and the car is still having a very hard time starting, backfires when it doesn't, and bucks horribly once I do get it started (every other day or so) and drive it around the block.
I have a multimeter but does the cam position sensor get voltage when the key is in the "on" position? I know I'll have to pull the fuel pump fuse to keep it from spraying fuel everywhere when the intake is off, anything else I should know? I'm a wiring idiot and need some advice. I'm about to pull the intake off again to check for loose or damaged wires. Thanks
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I have a multimeter but does the cam position sensor get voltage when the key is in the "on" position? I know I'll have to pull the fuel pump fuse to keep it from spraying fuel everywhere when the intake is off, anything else I should know? I'm a wiring idiot and need some advice. I'm about to pull the intake off again to check for loose or damaged wires. Thanks
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I pulled the intake off and I'm using a multimeter on the sensor connector, getting 10.7v on the power wire with the key in the "on" position. Does anyone know if this is normal? I don't get a reading on the other two wires, one of which is the ground. Any help?
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the 10.7v is when i'm using the ground for the multimeter on the chassis of the car, the multimeter reads 0.01 when I put the ground for the multimeter in the ground connector on the sensor plug. think the ground wire is cut?
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Originally Posted by Frost
I got the code and my cam bolts had backed out... not really a condition that makes you want to keep starting it up to "see if its better now".