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<blockquote data-quote="mrPG" data-source="post: 589965" data-attributes="member: 25895"><p>@ADAMmf, if the mechanic advised you to replace the camshaft sensor after plug in the scanner, then he might be partially true, there are also other areas that he needs to be looking at i.e. sensor harness, circuit contact etc, normally when u diagnose with a scanner, it will pop out all the trouble codes recorded in the ECU including the one that is not related with the fault, what you should do, have it scanned then whenever possible record the codes, erase or clear the codes, test drive it then have it diagnosed again, that gives u the current fault which normally directs u to the fault...but be extra careful as they are primary and secondary fault; primary fault - direct cause, secondary cause - indirect cause which normally will dissapear by itself as primary fault resolved..people always get confused as they tend to solve secondary rather then primary fault...good luck bro</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrPG, post: 589965, member: 25895"] @ADAMmf, if the mechanic advised you to replace the camshaft sensor after plug in the scanner, then he might be partially true, there are also other areas that he needs to be looking at i.e. sensor harness, circuit contact etc, normally when u diagnose with a scanner, it will pop out all the trouble codes recorded in the ECU including the one that is not related with the fault, what you should do, have it scanned then whenever possible record the codes, erase or clear the codes, test drive it then have it diagnosed again, that gives u the current fault which normally directs u to the fault...but be extra careful as they are primary and secondary fault; primary fault - direct cause, secondary cause - indirect cause which normally will dissapear by itself as primary fault resolved..people always get confused as they tend to solve secondary rather then primary fault...good luck bro [/QUOTE]
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