A diagnostic tester can tell you if the camshaft sensor is not working properly. Most Ford dealerships have diagnostic testers.
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An auto xray scanner can determine if a O2 sensor is bad.
This would depend on your nose. A bad CMP sensor may cause improper burning of the fuel and can give a smell out the tailpipe. Will the CMP smell? Never. A Ford camshaft syncronizer will squeek and could cause a metallic burning smell.
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It is important to recognize when poor performance is due to a bad car part. Symptoms of a bad camshaft sensor are misfiring, hesitation during acceleration, and not starting.
It could be a bad crankshaft sensor or a bad camshaft sensor.
Rear camshaft seal bad. Replace. located behind cam sensor.
expensive. i paid about 115 for the camshaft position sensor including labor. maybe not so bad, but what a pain to figure out.
It sure can.
Camshaft position sensor is bad
no, you have bad piston rings
If the camshaft sensor is not operating properly, then the engine could suffer lower mpg. The sensor is what causes the engine to fire at the proper times and this is critical for better economy.