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rflow50

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Well, i am having problems with my cam position sensor on my 2000 Mustang V6. In a period of two weeks I had to replaced twice already. Everything started when my car started making a squeaky sound, like if it was the serpentine belt. I press on the gas to rev the engine to see if the noise stop and my check engine light came up. I took the car to Auto Zone to check the codes, they told me it was the code for the Camshaft position sensor. I put a new one in, disconnected the battery to erase the codes, and everything was working fine except that squeaky sound. One week after, the check engine came back. I took the car again to AZ and the code was the same CPS they give me guarantee on it and I replaced it. Today same thing happen, the squeaky sound was louder and the check engine is on again. I am going to replace the serpentine belt and change the CPS again.

Anyone experience this before, what do you guy think this is.
 

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Are you changing just the sensor on top or the whole shaft/unit? cause if the code is coming up it may actually be more than just the sensor, NO?
 
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Just the sensor, i changed it again today along with the serpentine belt. I did notice some black stuff inside the shaft, i put some carb. cleaner and i cleaned real good. How do you change the shaft, just in case the check engine comes back on.
 

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The black stuff was probably dielectric grease.....supposed to be there.

If you wanna change the whole thing, you need a special tool from ford. Have you recently changed anything else on the engine? (plug wires for example)
 
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No i haven't change anything on the car lately. The car got 60,000 miles on it at this time. Never had a problem with it, I changed the plugs and wires last year.

The squeaky noise is gone, It was probably the serpentine belt. I drove the car to work and back today, very smooth, i just hope the check engine light don't come back.

Is the shaft that goes under the camshaft positon sensor a whole piece, is there anything else you have to take off besides that in order to pull it out.
 

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i had the same problem on my car it's not the sensor, take it to a mechanic and tell them that you hear a squeek and a cam position sensor is on, they'll probalby know what to do. I think it was a balancer issue.
 

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Yeah...not a good idea to pull it out by yourself unless you know what you are doing....98 is right, you need a Special tool to line up the CPS when the #1 piston is at TDC or something like that, can't remember off the top of my head, but i would definately take it to a mechanic that knows what he is doing. and is able to interpret what prob yo9u are having, cause if you haven't fixed the issue, the light will come back eventually.
 
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