I did that test on the camshaft position sensor. When I put the pins in I got a reading of less than one and the weird thing is, when I tapped the sensor with a wrench, the reading would go up to 4.65 . It's a Chevrolet Malibu 2015, 2.5. I get a code P0016 on it.
I really appreciate your videos I've learned a lot I like the other channel too it is awesome keep doing what you're doing I really appreciate everything
Hello just seen this video my check engine light came on with code p0011 for a 200 Jetta 2.5 it said intake camshaft sensor I did what you explained and when I put the socket extension it did not change what does that mean
Thanks for your help. I tested the crank position sensor on my daughter’s car with the help of this video. It ended up being faulty. Swapped it out. It cranked right over.
I just wanted to stop by for a sec and say thanks. Your videos have been a huge aid in diagnosing my Chevy Cruze. I think I'm looking at changing the VVT camshaft gears in my 1.8L. But I wanna check all my sensors and stuff before I dig into the internal timing components. Your videos are easy to understand and provide great info!! Thank you!!
You guys (ha) are the first channel I have come across who has shown a live test... My FSM had me testing every circuit and connector in the freaking car just to find out what one five minute test would tell me. You guys are awesome, thanks!
An excellent video, I watch 4 other vidoes before this one. In my opinion the easiest to understand, straight to the method of how to test the camshaft sensor, what it does and what to measure.
Now that's what I wanted to see. I have an intermittent signal on my ford and I was looking for a video that uses a multimeter to test it. Well done, guys :b
This guy knows his stuff and shows you how to test the CPS at the end with a simple Volt Ohm Meter... Basically a CPS Test for Dummy's! Just AWESOME! Thank YOU!
im hunting down a 2177 and 2178 on a mazda cx7. this video and all your other videos are very helpful so Im not buying multiple wrong parts. thanks for all you do.
I have a 2017 Elantra and have recently found your videos. You guys are absolutely the best on explaining everything clearly and also explaining the why. Your camera work is also excellent. I replaced my crankshaft sensor and the Camshaft sensor is next. I don't think I could've done it as easily if it was someone else's videos. I have a 1.3 parasitic draw x 3 years I can't find except I found it's coming from positive battery fuse which could be anything. Do you have a video that can help me find it? You guys are the best!!! ❤❤❤
I would always connect your black lead to a ground that is preferably not on the connector (until you know which wire is which). It would suck if you sent 12 volts somewhere it shouldn’t go.
ive seen in other videos that they disconnect negative battery cable first before removing sensor...is that just for safety or is there a reason. behind it? thanks in advance
Hi was yours the cam sensor failure nate ? Helping a friend with a 107 . Crank no start . Spark on cylinders 1 only it's not ignition coils or spark plugs ruled that out
Hello, thx for the vid. Do you have a link to your other channel about electtrical car repairs? And is it the same procedure for the crankshaftposition sensor? I have a daihatsu Sirion with a 2-wire crankshaft position sensor. And can i test the 2 wire crankshaftsensor harness, maybe with a continuity test?. Regards
Hey bud thanks for the video, it is very useful and informative! I tried to test my sensor yesterday. It shows 5.07v, when I use the metal for testing the tip of the sensor it shows 0.28, is it normal? Please advise with many thanks
Hi , love ur vids , can u help me out i have gmc holden 3.6 motor with code p0008 ,car runs fine but code keeps coming up and i remove it . im stuck between timing chains, cam shaft sensor od solinoid can u help .cheers
I have a P340 engine code for camshaft position sensor low voltage. I replaced the sensor but made no difference. Looks like the issue with the signal wire from the ECU. I hope this video will help me diagnose my 03 Civic issue. The problem I am having are engine stalling mostly at highway speed but also at low speed and coasting and sometimes when the engine is hot and also when park an inclined surface. I replaced the fuel pump, but the issue still presist.
I would really appreciate your video clip,,,, Otherwise, I almost replaced 4 of this sensors on my 06 MB R-350 gasoline engine without any knowledge. Wish you have more video on this car for those who do DIY on car.. Thanks again.
Hey thanks for the video I got a lot of information out of it but I was wondering if this would work for a Lamborghini I have two of them. I have an 88.5 Countach special edition and an 05 special edition Gallardo. So I needed to do a tune-up on the Gallardo and when I was changing my spark plugs I was pulling up on the coil pack harnesses and pulled a little too hard and the plastic around the camshaft sensor pigtail connector completely disintegrated but the wires are still there and just hanging so I don't know what pin position they go into the new pigtail connector so I was wondering if this method of checking to see which wires are pulse and constant and ground would be the same procedure. Well hopefully you'll read this and great video I subscribed you have a fan
Wow, thanks for sharing this also is it true that if you have a crank no start engine and your RPM gauge doesn't work. Does that mean you're CPS sensor is bad? I just put a new CPS sensor in my VR6 engine and I have a crank no start and the RPM gauge doesn't work either. Should I buy a new sensor because this one is broken that's new?
best vid on testing the sensor, but my Chev Colorado 2011 uses a connector which does not provide access while sensor is connected. So sadly no way to verify the reading drop...
I don't have 12 v going into my cam position sensor only 1v But I do have 5v on signal wire. Why would that be? Does the v come straight from the battery or from the computer. I have a MK4 Ford Mondeo turbo diesel.
I tested my camshaft and crankshaft positioning sensors. They seem good. I'm getting no signal from the ignition coil signal wire. I get wire continuity from camshaft to ECM. I have a 95 Maxima. Do you know how much voltage I should get from the camshaft sensor? I put my voltmeter on mV and still get nothing from the ignition coil sig. wire.
Dude I've got some weird stuff going on. I have 4 cam actuators solenoids, 3 of them are delivering 12 volts The other one has no voltage. Any info much appreciated
Hello, i have a Octavia 2.0 fsi 150Hp, this Week during a night was -20 C and the car won’t start in the morning, crank but not start. I haved one error on diagnose: P000A camshaft position “A” timing; slow response BANK 1, Intermitent. I saw this video and check my camshaft position sensor and wire and i have just the signal from/to ECU ( 4.8 ) but no voltage from battery so the question is: i have the + wire is in short or interrupted and the sensor don’t get current?
I backprobed the connector and got 4.93V across the ground and signal wire. But when I plugged the camshaft sensor into the connector the voltage dropped to 0.26V. I made sure the sensor was not near any metal and this happened both when the car was running and not running. What would cause the voltage drop?
Will the car run with a used ECU from Ebay motors without being programmed by HYUNDAI. We only have 7 volts on the battery wire. Battery is at 12 volts. 2015 Elantra GL
Driving x trail t30 currently i am guessing this sensor is gone its 18 years old camshaft sensor had crankshaft sensor replacemen like 7 years ago but what happens now is my car has insanely rough idle big cranks when cold but when hold it cranks long and cant keep rpms until i rev it .... randomly dies while revving and driving my engine completely shuts off and after that crank takes like 10 times for 5-10 sec till it starts am i right to guess this is the issue ? PCV Valve was stuck cleaned ... New Spark Plugs Headgasket checked no leak New My coils are absolutely noew had to replace them along my Valve Cover because gasked wouldnt do the job it was melted am i right in my guesss ? Also my fuel consumption got up ..
Question in testing the wire going to my cam sensor I'm getting my signal at 4.80 but on the power side I'm only getting 8 volts tested the battery and I 12 v on the battery is that ok
Does this work for all camshaft sensors? I got Volvo V70 2008, problem hard start after night and both sensors does not change voltage when i touch metal bar to it, stays at 5v( battery and signal are both 5v)one of them is new.
I make the same test with a new camshaft. And when i conect the camshat it goes from 4.8 to 0.02 volts... is the camshaft bad? Because is "New"... thanks for the help..
Have a 97 honda s2000 with a po335. I did ur test. UNPLUGGED I have 12v batt voltage on one wire, ground and a different wire and 5volt reference on the last wire. NOW WHEN I PLUG IN a ckp sensor have 12v, ground, and now 9.5v on the ref wire. Is the sensor shorted? I tried the socket trick the my ref voltage stays the same. Currently I’m wait for a new sensor to test. Any ideas?
I have a 2010 cx7 I am getting 1 initial spark on cylinder 1,2,and 4 Nothing on 3 and after the first spark I have no more until I let of the key and turn it again Also the tack is not moving as I turn over the engine Any suggestions?
I have a 2002 honda accord lx 4cy vtec engine I have a p1381 code which is camshaft code I have people saying I don't have that in my car but it keeps popping up on scanner my car hesitates and jerks picking up speed. What can it be??
One cable of my plug is 5.3 volts one is ground and the other cable is 4.83, I tested the last one when is closed to the metal its low to 0.19 volts on both sides is the same is that ok ? also I tested two sensors that I bought on Amazon and I think they are defective I checked them and they give me .21 volts closed to the metal and car shows a message of limited operation and check engine turn on very fast
Hello, good afternoon, I have a Hyundai Accent 2020 and it tells me Camshaft Position Timing Performance (Bank 1), the situation is that I don't know which sensor 1 or 2 is, can you help me with that?
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I did that test on the camshaft position sensor. When I put the pins in I got a reading of less than one and the weird thing is, when I tapped the sensor with a wrench, the reading would go up to 4.65 . It's a Chevrolet Malibu 2015, 2.5. I get a code P0016 on it.
I really appreciate your videos I've learned a lot I like the other channel too it is awesome keep doing what you're doing I really appreciate everything
Hello just seen this video my check engine light came on with code p0011 for a 200 Jetta 2.5 it said intake camshaft sensor I did what you explained and when I put the socket extension it did not change what does that mean
That was by far the most straight forward explanation I've seen yet, thank you!
Signal wires run to the ecu, ecu wires always have the stripe. Hope that helps someone.
Thanks kindly, just about to embark on this!
Thank you. That info is very helpful when troubleshooting and are not a mechanic
Very much
Need help
Thanks
Thanks for your help. I tested the crank position sensor on my daughter’s car with the help of this video. It ended up being faulty. Swapped it out. It cranked right over.
I just wanted to stop by for a sec and say thanks. Your videos have been a huge aid in diagnosing my Chevy Cruze. I think I'm looking at changing the VVT camshaft gears in my 1.8L. But I wanna check all my sensors and stuff before I dig into the internal timing components. Your videos are easy to understand and provide great info!! Thank you!!
You guys (ha) are the first channel I have come across who has shown a live test... My FSM had me testing every circuit and connector in the freaking car just to find out what one five minute test would tell me. You guys are awesome, thanks!
Bloody marvellous , this saved me a 'fortune' with auto electricians . So happy, thanks so much from Australia.
An excellent video, I watch 4 other vidoes before this one. In my opinion the easiest to understand, straight to the method of how to test the camshaft sensor, what it does and what to measure.
The best Camshaft test bro, thanks a lot, very simple and effective, You won a like and a new subscriptor,
Excellent, very clear and excellent methodology that tests both sensor and wiring. Thank you!
Now that's what I wanted to see. I have an intermittent signal on my ford and I was looking for a video that uses a multimeter to test it. Well done, guys :b
This guy knows his stuff and shows you how to test the CPS at the end with a simple Volt Ohm Meter... Basically a CPS Test for Dummy's! Just AWESOME! Thank YOU!
DUH..it's only a simple hall effect switch...no mystery!!!
@@mikesecondo2254Bet you were the same way before you learned all about it - ha
im hunting down a 2177 and 2178 on a mazda cx7. this video and all your other videos are very helpful so Im not buying multiple wrong parts. thanks for all you do.
I was gettig no change one crank sensor and cam sensor only goes down to 1.5-2v. Ordered both. Thanks!!!
What is a likely cause of no signal wire power to the sensor?
Well that sure is an excellent, but simple explanation/ instructional video. Thank you, off to test mine now! Great job y'all!
Awesome thanks man , you help us weekend non qualified mechanics get so much done 👍
The best explanation ive ever hear. Better than my trainor back in the days hehe
Great instructions for how to test the sensor. Does procedures applied to the crank sensor also ? Thanks
Thanks for your video. It is probably one of the best videos for diy car maintenance.🎉
Same connections and procedure for a CKP?
I will never do this but I learned smth new today. Thank you.
I have a 2017 Elantra and have recently found your videos. You guys are absolutely the best on explaining everything clearly and also explaining the why. Your camera work is also excellent. I replaced my crankshaft sensor and the Camshaft sensor is next. I don't think I could've done it as easily if it was someone else's videos. I have a 1.3 parasitic draw x 3 years I can't find except I found it's coming from positive battery fuse which could be anything. Do you have a video that can help me find it? You guys are the best!!! ❤❤❤
These guy are always helpful I've learned a lot about my kia
Absolutely brilliant gentlemen,this has helped me out loads,to fix my mates 2002 x trail t30.
This channel is very underrated!!!! Love this channel
I would always connect your black lead to a ground that is preferably not on the connector (until you know which wire is which). It would suck if you sent 12 volts somewhere it shouldn’t go.
What do you mean by this? Like put it on the negative if the battery?
@@sarahkline389or on the bare metal
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Brilliant video! Thank you so much
Thank you somuch . Appreciated your dedication .
This video was easy to follow. Thank you!
500k views and only 5.5k likes!? Great video thanks!
Good test on the sensor, I've never seen that before
you almost make it sound so simple. thank you for your insight.
ive seen in other videos that they disconnect negative battery cable first before removing sensor...is that just for safety or is there a reason. behind it? thanks in advance
Absolutely love this channel 👍
Thank you so much for yet another great and very helpful video! You guys rock! Thanks again, David
Wonderful video. It was so useful to diagnostic my case (which was an "Intermitent" failure, diagnosed by my 2004 Peugeot 406 Coupé's BSI).
Hi was yours the cam sensor failure nate ? Helping a friend with a 107 . Crank no start . Spark on cylinders 1 only it's not ignition coils or spark plugs ruled that out
im fan of you bro im seeing your so many videos bro very nice explaining
Very very helpful..I learn a lot ..thank you so much
I love watching your videos. You are amazing!
Love how u guys have Ur racing suits on.
I'd like some more info on why the metal object takes the voltage away?
I mean, they sit next to or on an engine block so why does it zero out?
great work
THANK YOU 😀👍
Your the best mecanic like your tips crystal clear as always thanks
You guys are the best you explained it so well
Hello, thx for the vid. Do you have a link to your other channel about electtrical car repairs? And is it the same procedure for the crankshaftposition sensor? I have a daihatsu Sirion with a 2-wire crankshaft position sensor. And can i test the 2 wire crankshaftsensor harness, maybe with a continuity test?. Regards
Hey bud thanks for the video, it is very useful and informative! I tried to test my sensor yesterday. It shows 5.07v, when I use the metal for testing the tip of the sensor it shows 0.28, is it normal? Please advise with many thanks
Hi , love ur vids , can u help me out i have gmc holden 3.6 motor with code p0008 ,car runs fine but code keeps coming up and i remove it . im stuck between timing chains, cam shaft sensor od solinoid can u help .cheers
I have a P340 engine code for camshaft position sensor low voltage. I replaced the sensor but made no difference. Looks like the issue with the signal wire from the ECU. I hope this video will help me diagnose my 03 Civic issue. The problem I am having are engine stalling mostly at highway speed but also at low speed and coasting and sometimes when the engine is hot and also when park an inclined surface. I replaced the fuel pump, but the issue still presist.
Can you please tell me how to check the variable valve solenoid and the connectors or do a video on it ?
I would really appreciate your video clip,,,, Otherwise, I almost replaced 4 of this sensors on my 06 MB R-350 gasoline engine without any knowledge. Wish you have more video on this car for those who do DIY on car.. Thanks again.
Hey thanks for the video I got a lot of information out of it but I was wondering if this would work for a Lamborghini I have two of them. I have an 88.5 Countach special edition and an 05 special edition Gallardo. So I needed to do a tune-up on the Gallardo and when I was changing my spark plugs I was pulling up on the coil pack harnesses and pulled a little too hard and the plastic around the camshaft sensor pigtail connector completely disintegrated but the wires are still there and just hanging so I don't know what pin position they go into the new pigtail connector so I was wondering if this method of checking to see which wires are pulse and constant and ground would be the same procedure. Well hopefully you'll read this and great video I subscribed you have a fan
Thank you. Is this the same for two wire cam sensor.
when I do the test you describe, I pass the metal in front of the sensor but the 5.0volts doesn't drop to zero, it doesn't change at all?
So you dont have to change both when you get the error code for camshaft sensor?
If both sensors test good on a honda crv, is the next step to check timing chain for stretch?
Excelent video brother, how do i do it on two pin camshaft sensor? Thank you in advance!
Hello when i put the conector in the sensor i have 4.97 volts and if i take a socket on it i drops to 0.30 volts is that sensor faulty or is it good ?
Wow, thanks for sharing this also is it true that if you have a crank no start engine and your RPM gauge doesn't work. Does that mean you're CPS sensor is bad? I just put a new CPS sensor in my VR6 engine and I have a crank no start and the RPM gauge doesn't work either. Should I buy a new sensor because this one is broken that's new?
Wow you guys make it sound so simple and easy. Thanks heaps
DUH...it's only a simple hall effect switch..no mystery!!!
I love you man! Thanks!
Great explanation thank you!!
My camshaft position sensor drops to 0.11 volts when testing it. Is that a good enough reading or does it have to be replaced?
Thanx very simple and straight forward
best vid on testing the sensor, but my Chev Colorado 2011 uses a connector which does not provide access while sensor is connected. So sadly no way to verify the reading drop...
Fantastic job 👏🏾👏🏾
Great vid guys!
Good video , it was useful for me, thank you. By the way I like your French accent.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
I don't have 12 v going into my cam position sensor only 1v
But I do have 5v on signal wire.
Why would that be? Does the v come straight from the battery or from the computer.
I have a MK4 Ford Mondeo turbo diesel.
I tested my camshaft and crankshaft positioning sensors. They seem good. I'm getting no signal from the ignition coil signal wire. I get wire continuity from camshaft to ECM. I have a 95 Maxima. Do you know how much voltage I should get from the camshaft sensor? I put my voltmeter on mV and still get nothing from the ignition coil sig. wire.
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Dude I've got some weird stuff going on. I have 4 cam actuators solenoids, 3 of them are delivering 12 volts The other one has no voltage. Any info much appreciated
Hello, i have a Octavia 2.0 fsi 150Hp, this Week during a night was -20 C and the car won’t start in the morning, crank but not start. I haved one error on diagnose: P000A camshaft position “A” timing; slow response BANK 1, Intermitent. I saw this video and check my camshaft position sensor and wire and i have just the signal from/to ECU ( 4.8 ) but no voltage from battery so the question is: i have the + wire is in short or interrupted and the sensor don’t get current?
Very good explain thank you sir
I backprobed the connector and got 4.93V across the ground and signal wire. But when I plugged the camshaft sensor into the connector the voltage dropped to 0.26V. I made sure the sensor was not near any metal and this happened both when the car was running and not running. What would cause the voltage drop?
How to know camshaft position sensor is weak
Any link of p0012 with camshaft sensor hybrid prius
Will the car run with a used ECU from Ebay motors without being programmed by HYUNDAI. We only have 7 volts on the battery wire. Battery is at 12 volts. 2015 Elantra GL
Awesome video thanks for the instructions very thorough I just subscribed to you guys your videos are very informative and straight to the point
Great Video!
my 2018 kia forte 2.0 LX the voltages are 5v & 4.8 then ground wire, no 12 volts ,pls help me thanks
Pretty good video, hats off to you.
With a Ford flex 09 and codes p o o 11 poo 12 and poo 22 would you think that would be a sensor?
Perfectly 👌. Going to try it. Thanks
Driving x trail t30 currently i am guessing this sensor is gone its 18 years old camshaft sensor had crankshaft sensor replacemen like 7 years ago but what happens now is my car has insanely rough idle big cranks when cold but when hold it cranks long and cant keep rpms until i rev it .... randomly dies while revving and driving my engine completely shuts off and after that crank takes like 10 times for 5-10 sec till it starts am i right to guess this is the issue ? PCV Valve was stuck cleaned ... New Spark Plugs Headgasket checked no leak New My coils are absolutely noew had to replace them along my Valve Cover because gasked wouldnt do the job it was melted am i right in my guesss ? Also my fuel consumption got up ..
Question in testing the wire going to my cam sensor I'm getting my signal at 4.80 but on the power side I'm only getting 8 volts tested the battery and I 12 v on the battery is that ok
Does this work for all camshaft sensors? I got Volvo V70 2008, problem hard start after night and both sensors does not change voltage when i touch metal bar to it, stays at 5v( battery and signal are both 5v)one of them is new.
Mine does the same with an Ls motor
Great video, but what do I do if the connector is GM, aka points so small I can’t get the voltmeter in to check?
Paperclips. Or smaller wire.
I make the same test with a new camshaft. And when i conect the camshat it goes from 4.8 to 0.02 volts... is the camshaft bad? Because is "New"... thanks for the help..
Can you shiw me hiw to change cam-crankshaft on honda nsx 1991?
on which setting does the multimeter go ?🤷🏾♂️
I need help I changed crank and both camshaft’s sensors still getting the code for camshaft
Have a 97 honda s2000 with a po335. I did ur test. UNPLUGGED I have 12v batt voltage on one wire, ground and a different wire and 5volt reference on the last wire. NOW WHEN I PLUG IN a ckp sensor have 12v, ground, and now 9.5v on the ref wire. Is the sensor shorted? I tried the socket trick the my ref voltage stays the same. Currently I’m wait for a new sensor to test. Any ideas?
I have a 2010 cx7 I am getting 1 initial spark on cylinder 1,2,and 4
Nothing on 3 and after the first spark I have no more until I let of the key and turn it again
Also the tack is not moving as I turn over the engine
Any suggestions?
I have a 2002 honda accord lx 4cy vtec engine I have a p1381 code which is camshaft code I have people saying I don't have that in my car but it keeps popping up on scanner my car hesitates and jerks picking up speed. What can it be??
What if voltage doesn't go all the way down to zero and stays at 1.6 not jumping back up to 4.8 when removing metal object?
When testing my camshaft sensor the voltage drops from 4.8 to .75 when i put my wrench to the sensor. It's not dropping to 0, is it a bad sensor?
One cable of my plug is 5.3 volts one is ground and the other cable is 4.83, I tested the last one when is closed to the metal its low to 0.19 volts on both sides is the same is that ok ?
also I tested two sensors that I bought on Amazon and I think they are defective I checked them and they give me .21 volts closed to the metal and car shows a message of limited operation and check engine turn on very fast
Hello, good afternoon, I have a Hyundai Accent 2020 and it tells me Camshaft Position Timing Performance (Bank 1), the situation is that I don't know which sensor 1 or 2 is, can you help me with that?