Had DTC P0340 come up, so I removed the sensor to find this...





Is this normal for an engine sensor? I've got a new one on the way, but this doesn't look right?

 

They do corrode and your one is quite bad.
The part of the sensor which has corroded is a shield to reduce electrical interference from nearby components.
You can measure the resistance across the pins of the cam sensor to see if it has failed - should be between 950 ~ 1250 ohms ay room temp.

Mick

 

Clean it up with some wire wool and smear a thin layer of grease around the outside, but not end.

Should last a bit longer.

What car btw? Bugs a prone to p0340 if you rev them near 6k in first of second...

 

03 plate blob. Apparently quite an early one by the sounds of it... to be fair, I've done that a few times, but not when it went. I know now that I'm changing at 5500 lol


Still, a replacement should sort the problem.

EDIT: May 2003 it was registered.

 

If I can get my hands on a tester, I'll have a look at that, cheers

 

Just measured it now, and at outside temp here down south (approx 6 degrees) it was showing 1899 ohms lol

Defo knackered lol

 

Can you take a photo of where this sensor is located? I had P0365 come up last night and wouldnt mind checking the sensor :-) i would assume its the same one :-)