The check engine light came on and i pulled code 340, which is camshaft pos. sens. i think its located in the distributor. its a 1997, 5.9 gass engine. manufactured in 2/97. when i called the part store they told me that my truck didnt have one. he said they came out in 98. im a little confused! if i indeed do have one and its in the distributor, is it hard to change? i can barely see the distributor in the back. do i have to take the distributor out to change it? thanks for your help

 

Yes it has one. It is in the distributor. I have never replaced mine but I believe most leave the dist. in place. If the dist. is moved it needs to be checked with a special scan tool as it controls the fuel injection syncronization. Timing is controlled by the computer.

 

lift the cap, pull the rotor off, then the cam sensor is a plastic ring with a wire attached sitting on the bottom of the distributer, just pick it up, unplug it and replace. the parts store calls it a pick up or a stator. make sure when you change it that you don't pinch the wire under the distributer cap.

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The distributor is a real B*TCH to get at in these trucks. Unless someone else sees a reason why not, I would suggest replacing cap & wires all at the same time so you don't have to go back there again. It can't be that much more money and you'll be all set for years to come.

 

if you do replace the cap a lot of people on here like the brass caps and rotors. and to make it easier you can back up a hill or on some ramps to put your trucks nose in the dirt and it makes it a lot easier to get to the distributer.

 

That there is the kinda tip I love to read. Thanks

 

thanks for all the input, i put the wrong manufacture date ,so i changed it. your right about reaching the distributor. my truck is lifted ,so me being 6"-9" doesn't help much