apart from replacing it with a working one is there any other way of testing the damn thing? i'm not getting any error codes and at this point its the last elimination item before doing yet another plenum pull. or is there anyone in perth that can lend me a working one asap for like a couple of minutes just to see if mine is faulty?
Yes there is a way to test it. Go over to ttnet there is a page there, or we may have the same here, not sure.
Hey Clara I have one on my spare motor you can try...I haven't had the motor running but it should be ok.
yeah its the crank/cam angle sensor .... thanks trojanz (pm sent) for the offer, unfortunately yours is an older one. anyone with a 93 z???
Check the wiring plugs are all tight and tensioned properly so making a solid contact. Test procedure is here (On this page, click the image to go to the next screen which shows the test procedure.
CAS is simple to test Simply mark the position of the 3 10mm bolts that secure the cas in place, remove the bolts and pull the cas of, keeping the harness plugged in and switch the ignition on and turn the spindle attached to the cas at the back slowly, you should hear the injectors all clicking, if you do it's good, if you don't it's bad. The cas sends a signal to the ECU when TDC is achieved, the ECU then returns the signal to the injectors to fire, so if it's bad, the injectors won't do anything. As your a series 3 model, as far as i know it's only series 4 onwards where changes wre made to the manufacturer of the CAS, it is known for these to fail from time to time. Oh and if cas is good, simply replace in the same position as you marked when removing and your timing should be pretty much spot on, worth checking at some point later though it is still at 15 degrees. BTW, what problems are you having ? simple non starting ? Hope that helps smithy
Woops! thanks for clearing that up for me baz. I do know the difference, just didn't read the post very well at all.
