with a gear puller.
The cam is held by the 3 bolts that holds the cam gear on the block in order to remove the cam shaft you have to remove the distribitor & intake & loosen up your rocker arms & remove the push rods &lifters.
Over head cam, remove the valve cover and timing belt
no, the cam shaft is on the engine cylinder head..
some of these bad boys have a magnet in the timing cam gear must remove timing cover on these models
Start with serpentine belt, then belt tensioner or pulleys, maybe water pump or cam shaft distributor
You set up the timing on the ford 1.8td engine by turning the crankshaft pulley clock wise until the alignment marks on the cam shaft and fuel pump line up. You will see a hole in the cam shaft and diesel pump pulleys. A 6mm drill bit will fit nicely into each of these holes when the timing is at TDC. You then remove the t6he blanking plug from under the diesel pump, and insert a 10mm bolt until it connects with the crank shaft big end. You can now remove the the 2 belts and tensioners and replace them, without the timing slipping.
The sensor on the CAM SHAFT!
this probably means you have a worn cam shaft or cam shaft or the arm that hits the cam shaft to open the valve is worn. this is internal on the engine.
Older engines, not overhead cam, it goes in from the front of the motor and you need to put in new bearings with the cam. Overhead cam is under the valve cover and is held in place with caps that bolt on. Take the timing belt pulley off the front, hold tension on it so that the timing doesn't jump, remove the caps and lift out the cam shaft.
Cam spins at half the speed of the engine.
cam chains are a chain the attach to the crankshaft and the cam shaft , the crankshaft is the shaft making the pistons go up and down the cam shaft makes the valves open and close, the crank shaft and cam shaft have to be aligned a certain way or the car will not fire, this is called "timing" . if your looking for where it is , its most likely in the front of the engine get a pro to look at it.
always remove battery terminal when replacing sensors.That is your reset.