P0341 camshaft?
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W212 E350; W166 GLC300; W164 ML550; W164 ML63; W221 S65; W220 S430; Escalade ESV
P0341 camshaft?
Symptoms of Camshaft Position Sensor failure: Excessively long cranking time when starting cold, rough running on an intermittent basis, poor idle, stumbling or hesitation, a drop in mileage and stalling upon acceleration.
My 04 S430 has none of the mentioned issues. It starts right up when cold, runs smooth and haven't stalled. It has symptoms of a crankshaft issue: hard to start when the engine runs hot.
CEL on with codes P0341, P201a-008, P201a-016, P201a-0128.
Symptoms said it's a crankshaft issue, OBDII said it's a camshaft issue. MBWorld?
My 04 S430 has none of the mentioned issues. It starts right up when cold, runs smooth and haven't stalled. It has symptoms of a crankshaft issue: hard to start when the engine runs hot.
CEL on with codes P0341, P201a-008, P201a-016, P201a-0128.
Symptoms said it's a crankshaft issue, OBDII said it's a camshaft issue. MBWorld?
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W212 E350; W166 GLC300; W164 ML550; W164 ML63; W221 S65; W220 S430; Escalade ESV
I think the informations in W220 encyclopedia is incorrect for camshaft symptoms. Just google for crankshaft symptoms and it's exactly the same as camshaft symptoms in the W220 encyclopedia
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/sym...nkshaft-sensor
Notes that no CEL for crankshaft and I got CEL on mine.
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/sym...nkshaft-sensor
Notes that no CEL for crankshaft and I got CEL on mine.
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I decided to do a visual inspection of the camshaft sensor as it's easier to get to.
There are signs of oil in the plug.
Put it back and ordered a new one. Hopefully it will arrive by this Saturday.
There are signs of oil in the plug.
Put it back and ordered a new one. Hopefully it will arrive by this Saturday.
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From: Snowville, ID
W212 E350; W166 GLC300; W164 ML550; W164 ML63; W221 S65; W220 S430; Escalade ESV
A new camshaft sensor arrived today so I ran the car until it had problem with starting up.
Swapped the sensors and the car started up right away. At this time, I would say the info in W200 encyclopedia on camshaft/crankshaft is incorrect.
Swapped the sensors and the car started up right away. At this time, I would say the info in W200 encyclopedia on camshaft/crankshaft is incorrect.
