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Camshaft (TDC) Sensor Testing

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR

Description
Camshaft position sensor (built in the distributor) senses the TDC point of No.1 cylinder in its compression stroke, whose signals are fed to engine control module to be used to determine the sequence of fuel injection.





Circuit Diagram





Troubleshooting Procedures

Troubleshooting Hints
If the camshaft position sensor does not operate correctly, correct sequential injection is not made so that the engine may stall or run irregularly at idle or fail to accelerate nomally.











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