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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for June 2006

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FTZF172XX
P0340: Camshaft position sensor. Need to change camshaft position sensor drive shaft. We can not find timing marks. Were the marks on the harmonic balancer and rust taken the marking away? No marks found on balancer or are we missing something. Does anyone know any easy way to put number one ...
June 02, 2006
1999 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU35P4X
P0340: cam sensor. hi guys and gals.i have a good one here.this truck came from another shop with same code they replaced sensor with new ford one.cost.brought to them they said it must be wiring problem cost. did not like that answer so it is here now. i removed sensor to check...
June 05, 2006
1995 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L No Start, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2GK12E8S
P0340: cam sensor. Thanks every one Car came in running had a code 340 and a 1300 sat over night and now will not start has steddy injector pulse spart is iratic fuel pressure ok so I checked T belt marks I was sure it had to be off pulled top cover marks are on so just in case ...
June 06, 2006
2001 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D31
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. This Sentra sometimes will idle and sometimes not. CEL comes on after clearing the codes listed almost right away. It will never rev. up , but just dies when you crack the throttle. Alot of the time I get a no comunication condition from the scan tool. Sometim...
June 08, 2006
1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3ED48E4X
P0340: Cam Sensor. ... misfire, hard start hot. Scanned OBD for codes, P0300, p1300, p0340. No crank sensor signal, replaced sensor, No TPS signal, Replaced Throttle body (can't buy TPS separately) Replaced Bosch for NGK plugs Swapped out known good I...
June 09, 2006
2004 Kia Spectra EX 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAFE12144
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... repaired. I assume it started running like this after being repaired but not sure about that. No apparent damage to the engine. Idles erratically, surges badly, if you get in the throttle slowly under no load, it will rev up, otherwise it just refuses to ...
June 10, 2006
1996 Chrysler Town & Country 3.3L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on, code 11 CMP VIN: 1C4GP54R4T
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Thanks for reading. This high mileage mini-van came in with a major "fish biting" complaint. Occured at 2000 RPM in gear or out. Code 11 returns shortly after erase. Alldata tree found no trouble (the non-DSO side). Replaced cam and crank sensors, no c...
June 13, 2006
1995 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR10A9S
P0340: Cam Position Circuit Fault. This Ford Ranger has a hard code PO340 Cam Position Circuit Fault. I own a Mobile Reprogramming and Testing Service, and shop owners call me out only after they have days or weeks invested into a Fix. In this case 3 weeks and much blood. The Ranger runs good, ...
June 14, 2006
1997 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, Low Power VIN: 1FTEE1424V
P0340: Cam Sensor Circuit fault. ... awhile, Hope someone can help. i have read everything I can find in past fixes and forum but to no avail. Tried hanging myself with droplight but ratchet is too weak. This is a fleet van used for deliveries, we have been maintaining it and it's 7 brothers ...
June 14, 2006
2000 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP55UXY
P0340: cam shaft position sensor. On acceleration cold car will buck and surge and set check engine light on. Customer had it to two other shop and both replace the cam sensor. We removed and check the timing but the code still returns. Could it be a pcm??? We have replaced the synchronizer,th...
June 20, 2006