P0341

DTC P0341 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR "A" CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE (BANK 1 OR SINGLE SENSOR)

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

DTC Detection Condition:

The Camshaft Position (CMP) sensor, like the Crankshaft Position (CKP) sensor, consists of a magnet and an iron core wrapped in copper wire. The camshaft has 3 teeth and the CMP sensor is installed so that it can detect these teeth passing by. When the camshaft rotates and the teeth pass by the CMP sensor, the magnet on the CMP sensor creates a magnetic field and voltage is generated in the copper wire. When the crankshaft makes two rotation, voltage will be generated in the CMP sensor 3 times. The CKP sensor is roughly the same. When the crankshaft makes one rotation, its 34 teeth pass by the CKP sensor and voltage is generated 34 times. The camshaft rotates at half the speed of the crankshaft. Therefore, the CMP sensor generates voltage 3 times in the time the crankshaft takes to make 2 rotations.
The ECM detects generation of these voltages to locate the camshaft position, which are used to indicate the cylinder.

HINT:
- DTC P0340 indicates a malfunction related to the camshaft position sensor (+) circuit (Wire harness (ECM - camshaft position sensor) and camshaft position sensor).
- DTC P0341 indicates a malfunction related to the camshaft position sensor (-) circuit (Wire harness (ECM - camshaft position sensor) and camshaft position sensor).

MONITOR DESCRIPTION

Monitor Strategy:

Typical Enabling Conditions:

Typical Malfunction Thresholds:

Component Operating Range:

If there is no signal from the camshaft position sensor even though the engine is cranking, or if the rotations of the camshaft and the crankshaft are not synchronized, the ECM interprets this as a malfunction of the sensor.

Wiring Diagram:

INSPECTION PROCEDURE

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HINT: Read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the OBD II scan tool. Freeze frame data records the engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, freeze frame data can help determine if the vehicle was running or stopped, if the engine was warmed up or not, if the air-fuel ratio was lean or rich, and other data from the time the malfunction occurred.