Cam Position Sensor on 91 Park Ave, Need some help

Vic

What your seeing in the photo you posted is the Cam Interupter Magnet. It supplies the magnet impulses that are delivered to the Cam Shaft sensor which relays back to the computer. If there is no signal it will trip code 41.

More than likely your 14 year old Cam Interupter Magnet is broken off as well.

You can remove the cam sensor and bump your engine till the Interupter comes into view in the hole in the timing cover. You'll need a mirror & strong flashlight to see it. Tey run about $9.00 at the dealer and are no bigger than a a stack of 3 nickels.

Replacing the Interupter is a job, you got to pull the harmonic balancer and timing cover off and the timing chain assembly has to come out as well. The Cam Interupter presses in from the backside of the upper timing spocket.

I just had mine replaced last Spetember. I didn't see the need for a new timing chain set but got one anyway. The old one looked fine despite my high mileage.

There is a nylon timing chain tensioner you should replace seeing its apart, that usually has a big wear mark in it from riding against the timing chain.

No More code 41 for me

Good Luck.

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Thank you for the information Harry. That does sound like a lot of work to do, considering that all it needs is a $9 part replaced.

And is not as easy as I thought gett> Vic

Not sure what a dealer would charge. Probably at least 3 hours labor. I've seen some posts a few years back somebody paid almost $600, but that included a water pump & timing chain too.

I wouldn' t go to those mechanics that said your cam sensor is bad when you know & they know the magnetic interuptor is broken off. You can put

Good Luck.

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