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Can a bad camshaft sensor affect the way your car shifts?

Laurahalbrader ∙

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∙ 11y ago

Updated: 12/23/2022

no the camshaft has nothing to do at all with the transmission. your cams main function is to let air and fuel into the combustion chamber and then let the gasses [exhaust] out.

In some engines the cam sensor only moniters the engine for cylinder misfires.

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∙ 11y ago

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