How many camshaft sensors are there in my 2003 infiniti m45? 2003 Inifiniti M45
I changed all the spark plugs and my car is still running like shit. I tool it somewhere and they said change the camsha position sensor. Now idk if it's 2 or one. Cause I know the crankshaft sensor is one or two but u can't remember
My car has 163811 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hello – there are actually 3 sensors that report camshaft position and timing information to engine management. There are 2 intake valve timing position sensors (one for each bank of cylinders), and a camshaft timing sensor. These all report camshaft timing information, and how cam timing shifts during engine operation, to the engine management computer. I believe failure of any of these 3 sensors causes a P0340 problem code. Check your problem codes to see what is being reported. Hope this helps clarify!
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This means that replacing it might require some patience. “name”: “What Happens When A Camshaft Sensor Goes Bad”, Some cars come with four sensors(four-cylinder engine cars, V6 engine cars, and V8 engine cars) whereas other cars come with six sensors(e.g V12 engine cars).
While the number can vary based on the age of your car, a new car should have four camshaft sensors, one for each camshaft. A camshaft sensor determines the exact position of your engine`s camshaft, helping your car keep your engine`s combustion running smoothly.
Your vehicle should be equipped with four different camshaft position sensors, one for each of the engine`s camshafts. They are mounted in the front of the cylinder heads, near the camshaft actuators, across from each other.
Notes: Engine Camshaft Position Sensor. Quantity per car: 4.
For a V-style engine (V6, V8, V10) this means 4 total camshafts, as each head gets their own double camshafts. By having two camshafts per head, each camshaft is dedicated only to the intake valves or the exhaust valves, not both, and because of this, they can be located directly above the valve.
The engine is a V8 with two knock sensors installed, one monitoring cylinders 1-2-7-8 and the other cylinders 3-4-5-6.
There are two types of Camshaft Sensors, Magnetic, and Hall-effect. The Magnetic type produces its own AC (alternate current) signal (a sine wave), and you can identify it by its two wires. The Hall-effect type uses an external power source to produce a digital signal (a “square wave,” on-or-off) and has three wires.
Since a V-8 has two banks a SOHC V8 has two camshafts. A push rod V8 has one camshaft nested between the cylinders. And a DOHC V8 has 4 camshafts.
A SOHC engine has one camshaft per bank of cylinders, therefore a straight engine has a total of one camshaft and a V engine or flat engine has a total of two camshafts (one for each cylinder bank).
A SOHC engine has one camshaft per bank of cylinders, therefore a straight engine has a total of one camshaft and a V engine or flat engine has a total of two camshafts (one for each cylinder bank).
In a traditional pushrod V8 the cam actually sits in the engine block, directly above the crankshaft and under the valley.
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How many camshaft sensors are there in my 2003 infiniti m45? 2003 Inifiniti M45
ANSWER : Hello – there are actually 3 sensors that report camshaft position and timing information to engine management. There are 2 intake valve timing position sensors (one for each bank of cylinders), and a camshaft timing sensor. These all report camshaft timing information, and how cam timing shifts during engine operation, to the engine management computer. I believe failure of any of these 3 sensors causes a P0340 problem code. Check your problem codes to see what is being reported. Hope this helps clarify!
I need to find out the location of the Exhaust Camshaft Position Sensor Bank 1 on a 2008 Infiniti EX35.
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