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Saw the posts about cam shaft sensor seems this may be the answer?..... I don’t know what they look like or how to replace them. Not having any luck finding a repair manual to tell me how, (online or otherwise). I need basic help in identifying where the cam shaft and oxy sensors are and instructions how to change them. How do I clean out the EGR system?
I am on a very limited budget and any assistance is appreciated.
If this is to much to ask, should I purchase a repair manual and where to obtain one?
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks.
Gil002
The next time it happens, pour room temp water on the sensor to cool it off. If your car starts up, thhat wat the problem. They seem to over heat ant the engine doesnt know what the camshafts position is. Hope this helps
It is behind the housing, so you can't see it, but can feel it with your hand.
It has an electricl connection running to it. I think it only has one bolt holding it in.
When they get older, they overheat and shut the engine down. I would carry a couple of bottles of water with me, when it shut down, let it sit a few minutes, pour water over the housing/cam sensor, let it cool down a litle longer, then fire it up and get it home, or be ready with the water again. It usually happens on a Hot day, in stop and go traffic, worst time for it to happen!
You can buy one at AutoZone for about $105 - $125, may be more, it's been 2 years since I replaced mine.
Be aware, it TIMES the Engine, so just swapping them out usually doesn't work. You'll need a mechanic to set up the timing for you.
I had posted a couple of articles about it, but they seem to be gone now, I think it was in 2009/2010. Search my name and you may find a few articles still there. One about broken timing chain, That's a Duzzie! and the cam sensor ... good luck. MyTracker has about 250,000 miles and is on the 2nd engine. -Sam Nicholson-
Are they difficult to replace/ clean?
Is there a DIY repair manual available, book or online, that would tell me how to do some of these things?
Thanks again for the help.
Gil002
The Mechanic I used would take out the Oxy sensors and clean them in verasol and reinstelled them. They just get clogged up by the oil residue from unburned fuel.
There are two, I believe, one on the Driver's side, exhaust maniold, easy to get to.
The other one I believe is under the car, on the exhaust pipe ahead of the catalitic converter. (Not sure on that one?)
We (Mechanic) just cleaned and reinstalled them periodally, and they were fine. (Too expensive to replace all the time!)
Books available... I think I had found a Haines auto manual for the Tracker one time at some auto store (AutoZone?), anyway, if not available, look for the comporable Suzuki manual, it's basically the same car, with the chevy logo added.
Hope this helped.
A Disclamer, I'm not a mechanic, now...
... (used to be many, many years ago, now I'm a tech. Illustrator/ Engineering Designer), so take my comments with a grain of salt, do your due dilagance before you spend any cash.
Regards,
Sam
Lorraine
DO NOT USE COLD WATER, may crack something that is hot.
Also, when I replaced the Sensor the first time, it did not work. Some of the replacement Sensors are bad.
Hope that's your problem, it was easy to fix.
The sensor is located to the rear of the motor near the fire wall.
I took it to my mechanic. They hooked it up to their computer. everything was fine. He said some regular maintenance might work. They changed the spark plugs, fuel filter, replaced the PVC Valve, cleaned the fuel system, and removed dirt and deposits from intake system. $558.13 later. I put gas line antifreeze and fuel system cleaner in the gas tank. Still not starting well. I noticed when its cold or damp-that's when it happens more. Once it starts, the rest of the day it starts right away (knock on wood). When its warmer, say 60+, its fine.
I know its not too big a deal. Its not as serious as some of the others in the forum. Wisconsin winters suck! If I'm having trouble now, I can't imagine how its going to be this winter. The mechanic said if that doesn't do it-then we'll try more maintenance. Um, no thanks, its already cost me a small fortune with no results. Any hints or ideas would be much appreciated.
On some cars, you can hear the fuel pump come on when you do that trick.
Check cable end connections and water level in cells, in battery. I have a little dropper that tests each cell, not expensive at Walmart or Parts store.
When it starts to get cold, that's when battery problems show up.
I always check the things that are the cheapest to fix, first.
Sometimes when the Starter or solenoid are starting to go up, you will have a starting problem, which slowly gets worse and worse as it requires more battery power to turn the engine over.
I'm assuming the Alternator was checked by the Mechanic.
so I checked my fuel pressure regulator it's stuck on throwing alot of gas.
I replaced it and I feel the engine has power and saving gas.
If your tracker not turning on then it might been fuel pressure regulator it it's stuck on open all the time then your fuel pressure is low which means your gas is just going back to the tank.
And not enough gas to your engine and it will stall and have bad power.
hope this helps
What did you do to address the P0135 trouble code?