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P0340 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for December 2010

CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0340
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2000 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L No Start VIN: YVILZ56D6Y
P0340: cmp low this was taken from global obd program in launch scanner. We have been tracing an intermitant no start for a while now its not so intermitant. Car towed in no start checked for spark , pulse and fuel pressure all good. Checked cam sensor (cmp) good pattern. Same pattern running or cranking. Car starts occasionaly whe...
December 02, 2010
1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1N4BU31D1S
P0340: camshaft pos sensor. ... dist and now starts but runns poorly and keeps setting p0340. tried second dist with no help. tested power to dist and has batt voltage. also has solid ground. yellow wire with dvom is 2.5 or 2.6 volts and blue is .2 to .3. went to ecm and ohmed wires good...
December 09, 2010
1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1N4BU31D1S
P0340: camshaft pos sensor. ... dist and now starts but runns poorly and keeps setting p0340. tried second dist with no help. tested power to dist and has batt voltage. also has solid ground. yellow wire with dvom is 2.5 or 2.6 volts and blue is .2 to .3. went to ecm and ohmed wires good...
December 10, 2010
2002 Chrysler Sebring LX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4C3AG42H52
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. Car came in with MIL light on and codes for two dead O2 sensors. Changed all four sensors and readings fell back into line and light stayed out. For maintnence reasons I replaced the timing belt. The engine ran even smoother than before but it never left the b...
December 13, 2010
2008 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAHP07Z88
P0340: cam sensor. car starts & runs fine has cam sensor fault swapped sensors - fault comes right back tested wiring & connectors - ok checked voltages -ok we had to take off the crank tone ring on front of crank -realigned to factory specs - could this cause these faul...
December 13, 2010
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L No Start VIN: 1C8GYB1515
P0340: No Camshaft Sensor Signals At PCM. ... liason officer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. From All-Data and Identifix info, engine and engine controls and electronics match the 2005 Jeep Liberty 2.8 Diesel engine, standard OBD-II connector under dash. The original complaint wa...
December 21, 2010
2005 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTPW125X5
P0340: Cam position sensor fault. ... help. We received this F-150 a few weeks ago and it had severe misfires. Testing proved to be an internal problem effecting Cyl 4. Pulled valve cover and found broken valve spring on Cyl 4 and bent valve. Pulled head and had machine shop replace bent valve...
December 21, 2010
2003 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L No Start, Stall VIN: KMHDN45D13
P0340: Camshaft Position Sensor 'A' Circuit Malfunction. Vehicle was towed to shop and sounded like it needed a timing belt by the way it turned over. Customer said it died on the highway and just quit running. Timing belt was not broken and the chain between the two cams, though not rigidly tight, is in time accord...
December 27, 2010
2000 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1MEFM6534Y
P0340: cmp sensor a b1 ckt malfunction. ... Mercury Mistake in the shop. Customer brought the car in stating the only way he could start it was with carb cleaner and after the customer shut the car off would not crank back up at all. Vehicle was towed in and when I first cranked the car it fired rig...
December 27, 2010