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A camshaft position sensor reads the location of the camshaft and sends that information the engine computer. This is needed for fuel and ignition timing.
It is pretty technical and special tools are needed. Take it to a garage.
Nope. Rumor is crankshaft (near the bottom of engine) is only used for diagnostics, now camshaft sensors(s), are needed and are located near the top of the engine.
no camshaft therefore no chain needed
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change camshaft sensor,it is under power steering pump. remove pump, but do not remove any hoses. set pump aside and sensor is reachable. take out bolt holding sensor then pull sensor out of engine.
this is a bit of a history lesson: On early computer controlled engines the cam sensor was only really needed when the car started so the computer knew where the combustion cycle was. They ran a cross check with the crankshaft position sensor to insure the calibration was correct but complete failure would not cause serious trouble until the engine was shut off and a restart attempted. Next level was when the manufacturers realised that if they measured the wear on camshaft drive components and or error in where the camshaft was timed they could make the engine run better and make less pollution. Now with variable cam timing on multiple camshafts the computer measures the camshaft rotation to adjust the camshaft timing.
for pre-95 Mustang 5.0 Camshaft Timing is changed by moving the camshaft in relation to the crankshaft. By advancing the camshaft the valves open and close earlier in relation to the position on the crankshaft. By retarding the camshaft the valves open and close later in relation to the position of the crankshaft. A degree wheel as well as other tools are needed for this procedure. Some aftermarket timing gears have extra keyways cut into the crankshaft gear to provide alternative adjustments for advancing or retarding the camshaft. Offset bushings or adjusting keyways are also sold to adjust the timing by a few degrees to account for manufacturing inaccuracies. The bottom line is if you do not know what you are doing, this is one of the areas that you can do a lot of damage to your engine. Tread carefully.
Have you removed the dstributor ? if so then check and make sure you installed it right and then set the timing with an OBD2 engine scanner. Then your done. If you did not remove it then check the cam and crank sensors and replace them if needed.
More info needed. Illegaly installing WHAT kind of lights? And.., why would they be illegal?
Without knowing the position it's difficult to identify the skills needed.