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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for April 2004

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, BACKFIRES VIN: 2B4GP44R1X
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. feels almost like clogged converter which was just replaced at previous garage, we checked it anyway by removing it and road tested. problem still persists. timing feels like it is retarded, but cannot find reason for computer to do this.
April 13, 2004
1998 Ford F-150 4.2L no power in drive VIN: 1FTX1725WN
P0340: cam sensor. ... with the cats removed because of blockage.the truck still had no power after the exhaust was removed. i scaned for codes and found p0340. i inspected the cam sensor and found it had come apart and the sync half moon was bent . replace both. still no power ...
April 14, 2004
1995 Ford Mustang 3.8L pings when accelerat VIN: 1FALP4047S
P0340: cam position sensor ckt fault. A SHOP FIRST REMOVED HEADS & RTEPLACED GASKETS, THEN THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADS. nOW i HAVE THE CAR. THE EGR VALVE SEEMS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. WHEN i ENERGIZE THE EGR SOLENOID BY GROUNDING THE BLACK WIRE THE ENGINE WILLL STALL .tHE ECU READS THE TEMP OF ECT ...
April 15, 2004
2000 Ford Contour SE 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP6639Y
P0340: Cam Sensor or Circuit Error. ... P0340(cam sensor) as soon as you raise rpm's after clearing codes and P0171(lean) will set after driving a while. All of the other codes have not returned since cleared. When the engine is warm, it will idle poorly and s...
April 15, 2004
1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X9U
P0340: CMP Circuit failure. This vehicle came in from a used car lot with performance problems such as, rough running and violent bucking under heavy accelleration. Ran diagnostics and found PO340 code. Replaced CMP with new unit and housing. Problem symptoms are gone but MIL still comin...
April 16, 2004
1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTWW32FXX
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... Started up when it arrived, ran 10 minutes in bay and died. No cranking RPM, IDM FEEDBACK code and CMP sensor code stored. Not really any info on p1670 in archives. Can't see having bad cam sensor & IDM at same time - also, will CMP sensor make truck d...
April 21, 2004
1998 Dodge Avenger 2.0L No Start, Cuts out
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. 1998 dodge avenger, 2.0 manual transmission. After used engine (engine had 65k miles on it. We installed new timing belt kit and water pump before install) was installed, car ran and drove fine. The car stumbled and stalled while driving. Car was towed back to...
April 23, 2004