[Shotimes] cam position sensor

[Zach Leahy]

The oil leak is the front main seal, just under the sensor.  It is common
practice to change the front main seal and the CPS at the same time while
everything is apart.  The seal is about $11 iirc, and the sensor probably
abou 30.  I would have a hard time believing that the sensor is casuing the
bad idle, but it may be.  At any rate, put in a new front main and a new
sensor.  It's a pretty big job.  If your water pump may be leaking now is a
great time to replace it... also if you have not replaced the timing belt it
will be off as well.

There should be some instructions for this in the 60k writeups on shotimes,
and if you're more of the video enthusiest I imagine Marks 60k video has it
detailed as well (never seen it though)

Z


On 2/16/06, Doug Copeland <doug.copeland@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hi all
>
> It's been a while since I've been on here.  I haven't been able to give
> the
> SHO much love lately, but I had a shocking revelation today.  A few months
> ago I replaced my valve cover seals and plug wires, but have still had
> problems with the car idling rough.  Occasionally when the car was warming
> up, enough oil would leak down onto my cat and give the car smoke effects.
> Today I was driving home and noticed the oil smell was slightly back while
> I
> was sitting at an intersection.  I drove the remaining couple of miles to
> my
> house and popped the hood.  I got my flashlight and shined it down the
> accessory side of the motor because that is where smoke usually comes
> up.  I
> did not see smoke, but oh to my wondrous eyes I did see a wet spot.  I
> followed the wet spot down the back side of the motor to the cat area and
> back up to something on the accessory side to what I thought to be the
> CPS.
> It's a small round black sensor, and there seems to be oil somewhere
> around
> where it meets the motor.  I did a little research online and read that a
> bad CPS can lead to the car computer firing random cylinders causing a
> rough
> idle.  Could this be my problem.  I have 179k on the car and it's the
> original CPS.  Should I just replace it anyway? If that is what's causing
> my
> rough idle and my weird acceleration that would be great.  Anybody had
> this
> problem?
>
> Doug
> 05 mtx money pit - new valve cover seals, DIS, plugs, plug wires, vaccuum
> hoses, clutch, tranny, motor mounts....the list goes on and on and on
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