i took the part back to autozone - it must have been made wrong and they only keep 1 in stock. went to advanced auto parts and theirs fit with no effort.
It's located on the distributor. You don't have to remove the distributor to replace the sensor. Remove the air cleaner, disconnect the negative battery cable, remove the distributor cap, disconnect the camshaft position sensor wiring harness, remove the distributor rotor, lift the camshaft position sensor assembly from the distributor housing Camshaft Position Sensor. Installation, Install the camshaft position sensor into the distributor. Align the sensor into the notch on the distributor housing, connect the wiring harness, reinstall the rotor, reinstall the distributor cap. Tighten the mounting screws, reinstall the air cleaner.
Distributor and rotor.Distributor and rotor.
Unbolt distributor cap. lift rotor off, remove and install new cam sensor (pick up plate) and reinstall rotor and cap.
try checking youre timing
It's the distributor rotor that you are looking for & it's under the distributor cap. Remove the distributor cap and there you will find the rotor.
In the distributor, under the rotor.In the distributor, under the rotor.
It doesn't have a distributor or rotor. It has a DIS (Distributorless Ignition System).
how do you remove a distributor rotor on a 92 Nissan sentra
Under the rotor inside the distributor capUnder the rotor inside the distributor cap
remove the distributor cap and grab the rotor then pull straight up.
A Dodge Neon does not have a distributor.
The rotor is not adjustable on 99.9% of distributors. The timing is adjusted by loosening the distributor body and turning it in relation to the rotor and other driven timing/ignition components.