P0340 subaru outback

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P0340 subaru outback

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Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Some thoughts, 1 we live in a very dry place , so no grounding issues or corrosion on any electrical parts 2 battery is less than 1 year old, no charging issues 3 i have pulled and both cleaned Cam-shaft sensors of normal Gray residue you get at K miles of engine wear that accumulates on this magnetic sensor 3 electrical failure of both sensors at the same time seems unlikely 4 the one time i heard it on start-up, there was also a rather disturbing sound from engine like a starter grinding. Hoping like heck this rattle wasn't the timing chain My concern, possibly stretched timing chain or malfunctioning cam phasers.

P0340 subaru outback

Log in. Sign up. Home Forums Models Gen 4: JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. A couple of months ago I gave My Outback 2,5 limited to my son in Highschool and everything was working good.

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The first time I replaced the sensor, the car drove and started up perfectly for a couple of days. AVS Forum. Check the main harness connector and make sure there's no bent pins or pushed out pins. If it is a problem with the camshaft wouldn't the issue persist regardless of whether the sensor was replaced? I am going to head out and start working on it again. Cam sensors are on the rear of the heads. Top Contributors this Month View All. Ironically to get to the camshaft out of the head you have to remove the sprocket and that is where a mechanic would check the sprocket or replace it as a precaution. A bulletin on this can be found here better describing the issue. SilverOnyx Replies. So the camshaft has metal bumps on it that come within range of the sensor, the computer senses the electrical change and uses that as its reference. I bought my Subi about a month ago and ever since have been dealing with the same issue — P This all started after replacing both AVCS control valves.

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Although I've been told that it may be the camshaft itself by a Subaru dealership, I have reason to believe that that is not the case. If you are sitting at a light idling and the chk engine light comes on then I would suspect the cam or sensor. Once again, the car worked fine for a couple of days then started having issues again which could be due to the aluminum foil changing size and getting out of tolerance. I see two camshaft sensors in my copy of the 05 manual, one left and one right. So the camshaft has metal bumps on it that come within range of the sensor, the computer senses the electrical change and uses that as its reference. Hard to give any advice here. I read up a bit more about the issue and saw some posts from people claiming that there is a shim kit that may be necessary, spacing the sensor anywhere from 0. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. Make sure the connectors are dry. The cam sprocket snd AVCS are both expensive repairs. Please let us know how it works out for you. How many camshaft sensors does the car have?