It greatly depends on the year, make and engine but most can be changed in under 30 minutes.
There is only one camshaft position sensor on the 4.6L V8's
On crankshaft position sensor, one camshaft position sensor.
A camshaft synchronizer is a device driven off the camshaft that couples to a sensor that tells the car's powertrain computer at what point of rotation the camshaft is. The information from the sensor is used by the powertrain computer to time the spark that will ignite the air-fuel mixture in the cylinders. Many engines using camshaft synchronizers are older designs that were originally designed to have a conventional distributor; the camshaft synchronizer mounts in the same place as the distributor used to.
there are many different things that it could be check the camshaft positioning sensor, the throttle positioning sensor, and the crankshaft positioning sensor.
I started by removing the camshaft cover, then I realized the many other parts have to be removed before being able to succesfuly replace the sensor.... I also would like to know the procedure. Thanks
A LOT! over 100 that's for sure. It vary per vehicle make and model. some commons that you will find on every vehicles are Oxygen sensor, crank sensor, MAF sensor, Camshaft sensor, coolant temperature sensor,...
Yes, that is one of many possibilities.
I'm not a mechanic / technician but the Ford 3.8 liter V6 engine is an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine that has ( 1 camshaft ) so I assume there would only be ( 1 camshaft position sensor )
It is located behind the intake on top of the engine. It is not the same thing as a Crankshaft Position sensor. Don't get the 2 confused. The Crankshaft position sensor is located behind the starter on the housing for the torque converter. The camshaft position sensor is harder to get at which is why many mechanics will try everything else before they check this sensor. In some cases the engine may have to be removed, especially if a unskilled mechanic tries to remove it and breaks it off. Make sure to use extreme care when removing it.
Same as all other cars, it senses crankshaft angle so that the engine control module can apply spark to the fuel at a precise time to achieve full combustion with minimal emissions. there's usually also a camshaft sensor, and many vehicles will use the camshaft sensor if the crankshaft sensor fails to provide limited functionality (limp home mode). If its dead, you'll have to replace it for the engine to operate properly. I don't know if your vehicle has any mileage limits on limp-home mode.
Check with a "good" mechanic. They will hav a aual that outlines the average "shop" time to make this repair. They will give this info to you no chage.
The crankshaft position sensor is located behind the cam gears. you have to remove the timing belt to get to it. If your not having any problems don't fool with it. This is actually the camshaft sensor, the crankshaft sensor is down near the crankshaft and is the wire that runs up over the timing belt inside cover. It is very hard to reach and not many diagrams on it.