[Shotimes] Re: CID problem - 214 Code
Steve Weinrich
stevwein@swbell.net
Sat, 12 Jul 2003 06:21:14 -0500
Carl,
While it won't help you on this job, advice for the next person to do this
is to:
1) Remove the torque strut
2) Remove the crossover and DIS
3) Loosen the mounting bolts for the PS resoervoir and push the whole thing
up and towards the firewall. A bungee cord or large tie wrap will keep it
there. You don't have to disconnect it.
4) If you're really still cramped for space, remove the battery.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: CID problem - 214 Code
> Thanks to Justin, Don D, and R.F. for their advice and council. With some
> help from my 15 year old son (getting time to look for another SHO), I
> finally got the Camshaft Position Sensor replaced. EEC Self-test also
> checks out clean after the R&R.
>
> First of all, the replacement part from AZ is just fine. I compared it
with
> the one I removed and it is exactly the same as the one sold under the
Wells
> brand. I imagine there is only one manufacturer for this part. The cost
is
> about 2x less than getting it from a local Ford wholesaler. If you are
> interested, the Ford part number that came off my 92 is E9DE-12A112-AA,
and
> the one printed on the Wells box is F134, The original part lasted me 11
> years and a little over 200K miles.
>
> One observation and question about the old part. After I removed it, I
> examined it and see where the sensor pick-up is. Some metal shavings were
> sitting on the head and I cleaned it off. Could that have contributed to
> the erratic operation? And if I had cleaned it off and replaced, might it
> have continued to work fine?
>
> About the actual repair. Geesh, what a lousy time I had doing this. Sure
> removing the crossover tube gives some more clearance, but not nearly
> enough. The shop manual also suggests removing the engine torque strut,
but
> it didn't look that would help much at all so I didn't bother. At times I
> felt I should have disconnected the power steering reservoir to get those
2
> hoses out of the way. There isn't nearly enough room to work on getting
at
> the screws. If you want to make a mental note, I found that a 7/32 socket
> for a 1/4 inch drive set works on the hex head of the screw. I did not
> overtorque the screws as was suggested by everyone.
> Part way into the repair I managed to drop and lose a small ratchet.
Turned
> out it was sitting on a ledge just below and behind the sensor. Lost over
> an hour on that alone. But eventually the job was done. In the near
future
> I will post a few pics of the part and location of the sensor on the
engine
> for newb's like me that want to try and get frustrated.
>
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:23 PM
> Subject: CID problem - 214 Code
>
>
> > Had what appears to be a classic hard start symptom associated with a
> > failing camshaft position sensor. A while back I had posted that there
> was
> > stumble problem with my SHO and had pulled the codes. A few of you had
> > suggested at the time to replace the CID sensor. I decided to hold off
> for
> > a bit to be sure. Today at the mall the car was left out in the sun,
> > probably low 90s outside. Went to start it and it had the hard starting
> > problem. Turned the ignition off, back on, and car started begrudgingly
> > (tach read zero during this time), the CEL popped on, then tach started
> > working and and then the CEL shut off. When I got home I ran the KOEO
> test
> > to pull the code and got a 214. So I'm going to replace the CID sensor
> now.
> >
> > FYI, the PIP or crankshaft position sensor, is brand new, so I can
pretty
> > much discount that as the problem.
> >
> > I didn't find a writeup on Shotimes for how to replace (I understand
this
> is
> > fairly easy to do, but I haven't ever done it before myself). I'd
> > appreciate it if someone would e-mail me their favorite instructions.
> >
> > Thanks and Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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