Had to go rescue Tracy in Paris, today
Our 2002 60kkm Ford Windstar van lurches and stalls. Brought my OBDII code reader and found this code:
P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction
Phoned Woodstock Hyundai; where I bought it from 2 weeks ago, they said they wouldn't do anything about it. Checked the contract, no warranty. Checked for lemon law; only if it's 4 years or newer.
Phoned Wdstk Imports; Trev said it wouldn't hurt the van to drive it home.
Limped home...
I may have to replace the sensor myself tomorrow.
The sensor is the black plastic piece on the far left of the assembly in the pic.
http://www.justanswer.com/questions/q8ny-hi-ive-98-windstar-auto-3-8l
Hello. I would start with changing the cam synchronizer. When some syncros go bad(the bearing wears out and sometimes chirps like a belt noise), but sometimes the squealing of the bearing can create super high frequency pulses that screw up the PCM. I have seen this on several vehicles with PO340 codes that come back after replacing the sensor only. A bad alternator can do the same thing, but you need to start with the syncro.
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