Yes, the computer will use the preset factory settings for the sensor. Performance will be impacted as well as fuel mileage.
on a 93 Pontiac Bonneville you would remove the passenger side front tire. there may be a plastic cover that just pulls off. look to your left,back and up a little bit you should see the wires that connect to your cam sensor. theres your cam sensor. 91 Bonneville is probably the same.
Cam Sensor Circuit
how do you k now the cam sensor is bad
The cam sensor on a 1987 Bonneville is just below the water pump, it has a gray electrical connector.
The cam shaft sensor is located behind the water pump pulley. One bolt that holds it in place.
Does not have a cam sensor on a 7.3L IDI this engine is not computer controlled.
No it will not start need to change the cam sensor & crank sensor!
The 1991 did not have a CAM OR CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. If you have NO spark then the problem would be 1 of these. BAD ignition module, Hole burnt in the rotor, Bad pick-up coil, bad ignition coil, Coil wire. Check these things out. Start with the ignition module. That's the MOST common problem.
If you have a bad cam sensor there will be no input sent to the computer signaling the position of the cam/crank...etc, and there will be no signal sent to the coils telling them to fire. So yes, a bad cam sensor will in part cause no spark. Try a new sensor, or pick one up for cheap from a junkyard.
A 1991 doesn't have a crank sensor, it only has a distributor pick up plate(cam sensor)
The cam sensor is located on the transmission housing near the top close to the firewall.
No crank sensor, only a cam position sensor.