Cam sensor failure...

beauderek · 03-22-2008, 04:13 PM

I've had my second cam sensor failure. Anyone know what might be the cause of this? Dealer is gonna look at it next week.

epiphone3 · 03-22-2008, 04:52 PM

Interesting... this was a common problem on the earlier E46 cars. Never heard of it being a common issue on the E90.

Bamafn1 · 03-23-2008, 07:15 AM

Is it the same fault code for the failure? It would be interesting to see if it failed twice for the same reason. Might be a sign of a bigger issue. Or it might just be a sign of crappy cam sensors.

beauderek · 03-23-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamafn1

Is it the same fault code for the failure? It would be interesting to see if it failed twice for the same reason. Might be a sign of a bigger issue. Or it might just be a sign of crappy cam sensors.

Not sure if it's the same code. I'll have to ask. What are some things that could cause the sensor to fail?

maximka · 03-24-2008, 04:42 AM

on my x5 (2007) i had tha same problem. go to dealer and they`ll reset all failures

beauderek · 03-27-2008, 08:02 PM

Update: Dealer addressed the issue and said it was caused by a sticky vanos solenoid. They removed and cleaned both solenoids, intake and exhaust and reprogrammed the car. I don't know much about cars, so does this sound like it will do the trick?

bsamoul · 03-28-2008, 12:58 AM

it should...since what they did is pretty intense and makes sense. you should be fine

JSH · 03-28-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by beauderek

Update: Dealer addressed the issue and said it was caused by a sticky vanos solenoid. They removed and cleaned both solenoids, intake and exhaust and reprogrammed the car. I don't know much about cars, so does this sound like it will do the trick?

So it sounds like they couldn't recreate the failure, assumed it was an intermittent sensor and replaced it cos it's cheaper(for them).

When you came back they realised it was a bigger issue.

I reckon you'll be ok now.

beauderek · 03-30-2008, 02:31 AM

Cool. Thanks for the replies, guys.

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