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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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OK so the engine light comes on today. I did the ingnition switch trickand I get a PO 340 and I am told this means-No cam signal at PCM no fuel sync. What exactly does this mean in english?????
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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OK so the engine light comes on today. I did the ingnition switch trick and I get a PO 340 and I am told this means-No cam signal at PCM no fuel sync. What exactly does this mean in english?????
It means you won't get fuel... Because you won't be able to synchronize you cam and crank.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Sounds like a dead or dying cam sensor. No big deal to change for themost part
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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not sure what engine you got but i took 10 mins to change the sensor. it took me longer to find it then to change it.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Thanks for the replies folks. I have the 3.9L engine.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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With a 3.9 its under the distributor cap. Looks more like a pick-up coil than a cam sensor, but...
 
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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But.....what?
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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its a cam sensor
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Heh, cam sensors are easy the crank ones are the pain...
 
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Old May 2, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Does the cam sensorhave a different name? I was gonna order one but I can't seem to find it on the autozone or o'riley's website under that name.
 
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