Cam shaft sensor

HI Chuck! The cam position sensor is inside the distributor on the quest. If the cam sensor has gone bad you need to replace the distributor assembly as it is not servicable. Before replacing the distributor, take the cap off and make sure the rotor is turning when you crank the engine. If it is not then check the timing belt as the distributor is driven by the cam shaft. If the belt is broken the cam shaft will not turn and you could get this code.The cam sensor is located under the plastic cover located under the rotor button

It should be located between the cam shafts. If you remove the Beauty Cover (( that's what they call the cover across the top of the motor. )) And then the Valve Cover. The Cam Sensor will be sitting between the Cam Shafts. Closer to the Intake Cam Shaft.

There should be two sensors. They will be on the side Of the motor that the transmission is bolted to. The intake cam sensor will be on the side of the head closest to the radiator. If you look kind of under the fuel rail you should see it. It will be held in place with a single bolt. A ten mm socket will be neede to remove the bolt. It will also have a two wire connector plugged into it. The exhaust cam sensor is exactly the same and will be in the same area except on the side of the motor closest to the firewall. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. Thank you for using FixYa.com!

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Bank two is towards the Radiator. You should check with a nissan dealership. call them up and give them your Vin # and have them run it for any recalls. There is a old recall that Nissan will replace both cam sensors for free if your car falls under the Vin range.

It is not difficult. It is located on the timing cover on the passenger side of the engine. You'll see a wire harness going to a hall effect sensor with a 10mm bolt. They should cost around $80.

However, there was also a Recall in 2003, ID# 46615 involving a bad solder joint on the crank and cam sensor control boards. You can read about it here:

http://www.internetautoguide.com/10-12-2002-59-897/2002-nissan-maxima-recalls.html

Best wishes

the cam shaft sensor has to be located on the camshaft (thus the name) you will be looking for a fairly decent sized roundish cover usually on the back of the engine with more than likely three wires coming off of it, it will have two mounting screws, why are you needing to remove this?

The crank shaft sensor is located on the front of the engine under the timing cover. In order to replace it you will need to remove the timing belt.

camshaft position sensor is covered (still) by recall. I just had mine done, so its still covered. Request a recall packet from daewoousa.com. Nice folks

could be cam sensor fault or just even ecu may need remapping

A common problem on this vehicle is failure of the Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor. Failure of the CKP Sensor will result in the vehicle not starting. The cost to repair the CKP Sensor is estimated at $29.13 for parts and $26.00 for labor.