Camshaft position sensor.....faulty (zd30 crd.. 2008 )

[batesy]

Hi it will be the cam position sensor, just did mine 07 crd light has'nt been on since was hard to start when light was on. Just fit it yourself takes 5 mins right at the front of the head 1 10mm bolt & 1 plug that is it dont pay $120 labor.

[robophil]

Some helpful info here as my 2009 crd ute has thrown an engine light on a few times as well. The first three happened evenly spaced over 6 months and were the crank angle sensor. Now im getting Camshaft position sensor and the car is a bit harder to start (cranks over a bit longer before firing). I use the Torque App for android with the bluetooth OBD2 adapter for scanning and clearing faults from my ecu. Recently the fault seems to be reappearing both times i have driven it so will try a new sensor. Sounds like an easy fix reading batesy's post. Will give it a go.

[Col.T]

G'day all
as a possible last entry, Robbo's diag was top. Trouble was I'd already set a date with Mr. Nissan. Job would have been a pushover but until the diag. I didn't know what it looked like or where it was.
Third man's idea of the diag, tool is good EXCEPT ( and this may just be for little chicken me ) if I know the number, ignore it , reset it and happily rock on, I'd maybe spend the next three months up some out back creek wondering just exactly what I had ignored and if maybe I was about to find out.
Do like the idea of being able to read/understand (maybe) the codes though.
Anyway, all done and all now good.
Thanks all
Col

[Lozwestoz]

I've got a 2007 CRD and had the error light come on when fairly new (under a year) - they cleared it, said there was no trouble etc and off I went. Now it keeps coming on and going off - I bought a scan-tool thingy, read the code (P 0340 'cam position sensor'), asked a few questions of mechanics and erased it. Nissan reckons I must have 'over-cranked' it at some time?? what that means I do not know as I have never had a flat battery or any other sort of trouble. When they want 50 to 100 bucks just to read it and erase it, I spent under that and bought the reader.
Recently I decided to replace the sensor for the same reasons as Col.T mentions but they put a new one in and the car would not start - sounded like a petrol with the plug-wires around the wrong way - scary, they then tried a second new one and the car would not start again so they put the old one back in and I am back on the road again.
Not sure about that one and am going to have to get a proper diagnisis, methinks.
However the car is still running along nicely so I don't have a clue - but by the comments of others, this is not an isolated problem so Nissan knows about it but wont tell us how to over come it which is a shame.

[BillsGU]

The Nissan Pulsar had this problem some years ago - which resulted in a recall. Pulsars (ours was one) would just stop at times and be fine afterwards - until next time. If yours has a problem fix it now. $300 does not go far when you are stuck in the middle of nowhere and need to be recovered and towed.

[Bacho86]

Hi all,

Wife was driving the patrol yesterday and experienced a check engine light. Checking with the EDS revealed an error code P0340 - quick google revealed this was related to camshaft position sensor. Does anyone have any recent experience with this?

I'm going to do a basic check of the wiring connections etc but just in case @Mudksi are you able to source this part and how much?

[Bacho86]

Hi all,

Wife was driving the patrol yesterday and experienced a check engine light. Checking with the EDS revealed an error code P0340 - quick google revealed this was related to camshaft position sensor. Does anyone have any recent experience with this?

I'm going to do a basic check of the wiring connections etc but just in case @Mudksi are you able to source this part and how much?

Anyone able to provide any feedback or advice on this? Thanks


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[BigRAWesty]

Anyone able to provide any feedback or advice on this? Thanks


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I have read of a couple going.
From reading it's mounted front of engine somewhere..
Expensive unfortunately..