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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for September 2007

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6535W
P0340: cam sensor circuit. this vehicle came in no start,we installed a new timing belt and engine runs ok as soon as we started engine ses light came on and a [...] was set. this code seems to deal with the electrical end of this problem. we are asking if anyone has seen problem we are...
September 05, 2007
2007 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L MIL Lamp on
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... Model. Also known as a Mazda BT-50. The car came in a week or so ago with the MIL lamp on and DTC P0340 - CMP circ. malfunction. The sensor was replaced. Obviously not fixed. So now I have the job. Checked DTC's found 4 code...
September 05, 2007
1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6535W
P0340: cam sensor circuit. this vehicle came in no start,we installed a new timing belt and engine runs ok as soon as we started engine ses light came on and a [...] was set. this code seems to deal with the electrical end of this problem. we are asking if anyone has seen problem we are...
September 06, 2007
2007 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L MIL Lamp on
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. ... Model. Also known as a Mazda BT-50. The car came in a week or so ago with the MIL lamp on and DTC P0340 - CMP circ. malfunction. The sensor was replaced. Obviously not fixed. So now I have the job. Checked DTC's found 4 code...
September 06, 2007
1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAKP1137X
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. This car will start and run fine above about 3000 rpm, but will not idle. There is no resistance or short to gound in the wiring between the PCM and the sensor. Voltage reading at the CMP connector reads 5.8 mV, with the ignition in the on position. ShopKey di...
September 11, 2007
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX 2.0L No Start VIN: 4A3AL54F4V
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. fellow members, help please!!! this is one of those do it yourself customers. he did a head gasket on it and said it ran good for a couple days. supposedly crank sensor went out and he replaced it. then ran rough and got cam sensor codes so he replaced cam sen...
September 11, 2007
1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FAKP1138X
P0340: cam sensor ckt. malfunction. Hi Friends. this car got towed in to us, customer said he drove up to a stop, and engine died, would not restart. we checked for spark, fuel pres and injector pulse, all seem good. pulled and replaced spark plugs, old ones were black, looked carbon fouled. tes...
September 19, 2007
1999 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1CA21D5X
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. hello-this car was towed in-crank but no start--it has injector pulse but it has no spark available on any cylinder- it has a cam sensor fault-but i didnt think this would cause it not to have spark-any help would be apreciated.-thanx brian
September 19, 2007
1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA514XW
P0340: Camshaft position sensor CMP circuit malfunction. The only possible part wrong here is the PCM. The problem is that here in California this part is not available ,since this vehicle is made in Canada .We tried the Dealer , but they don't have connections with Ford of Canada . Does someone have any Idea how to...
September 27, 2007
2001 Ford AUFalcon XR8 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: JGSWAAA123
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor. Hi again, This car will intermitantly start surging at idle, Looking at data logger, while the car is at idle and not surging, the everything is looking ok except it saying CMP Fault, then intermitantly the Short term fuel trims will start climbing fast right...
September 27, 2007
2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on
P0340: Camshaft Position sensor A circut. Hello everybody.Could use some help here.This BMW intermittenly stalls but will immediatly start back up with a normal crank time. Check the waveform on both the intake and exhaust cam sensors with my vantage and matched perfect with the known good waveforms.C...
September 28, 2007
1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA514XW
P0340: Camshaft position sensor CMP circuit malfunction. The only possible part wrong here is the PCM. The problem is that here in California this part is not available ,since this vehicle is made in Canada .We tried the Dealer , but they don't have connections with Ford of Canada . Does someone have any Idea how to...
September 29, 2007
2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3ES56C93
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction. Cmp replaced to address PO340-signal lost. Vehicle returned a week later with PO344-erratic cmp. Both times I scoped the sensor with Matco Insight. I also checked it against the crank sensor and synched it to each injector. The original sensor showed some fuzz...
September 30, 2007