2020 camshaft sensor location

Hi all - have just got the engine management light on - error is the camshaft sensor - I have bought a replacement but cannot find it or a video showing me where it is on my car! Any ideas please?
Thank you

Hi

You bought the sensor, how did you identify which engine you have so you got the right part?

Can you identify the engine that has the cam sensor fault?


Does the engine still run?

Is the cam belt or chain still complete and not missing its teeth?

Hi - I put my number plate on the website I bought the part from - car is still running just losing a bit of power on acceleration at times - everything else seems ok

Without knowing exactly which engine, I guessing it's the puretech PF1 engine.

The cam position sensors are arrowed (both of them) and circled in the diagram.

On most engines you can find the cam position sensor(s) at the front of the engine, up by the cam shaft sproket - because this is where the signal is generated. So this is always a good place to start looking for it (them).

Thank you - I will give it a go- failing that it might be a garage job

Wrighta4 wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:15 pm Thank you - I will give it a go- failing that it might be a garage job

You symptoms are not for classic cam sensor faults.

There may be a problem reading the codes incorrectly or some other issue that is giving the lack of power that also affects the cam signal.

I didn't think just changing the sensor will fix it, but I am happy to be wrong, please keep us updated on how it all goes

So my very talented other half found the sensor, the replacement part was £35 on ebay, it took him 15 mins to swap the part and now error free! So relieved and a relatively quick fix

Thank you for the update. Well done.

Does the old part show signs of cracking in plastic body?

No - just lots of oil like substance on the sensor part - might have just needed a good clean to be honest but replaced it to be sure