Vehicle make/model = 1999 Buick Regal
Mileage = 83k
Engine size = ?
dash lights = Check Engine
codes = P341
work done to repair = changed cam sensor.
tip/donation yes
tech = KK
question = The check engine light was on for a few months and we were
able to pull the code P341. We planned on having the cam sensor changed
but life happened and three months later the car started to lose
power/jolt shifting (automatic). Took it in to have the cam sensor replaced
along with recall work. The cam sensor apparently had a dead mouse in it.
the sensor was replaced. The check engine light came back on a day
later and code P341 is back. Should we take it back and have them double
check the connections?
KK:
Hello and welcome.
Thank you for the tip/donation.
Yes, i would definitely take it back. It is possible that the sensor was the
original problem, but in the mean time that it took till it got replaced, this
mouse may have damaged some wiring. Have seen it many times. The
mouse may have chewed through the wires for that sensor anywhere under
the hood. Since it started running bad as you described, it is possible that
the mouse chewed through other wires not related to the cam sensor, but
to other systems as well.
The other thing about this code, is that it can be caused by a faulty ignition
module, or the cam sensor magnet on the timing chain gear, behind the
engine front cover that the sensor mounts to. These possibilities would
require a bit more involved diagnosis than just replacing the sensor related
to the code.
I have done a tech. bulletin search for this code, and come up with nothing.
Again, need to get harness checked, and if wiring OK, further diagnosis of
the ignition system.
Mileage = 83k
Engine size = ?
dash lights = Check Engine
codes = P341
work done to repair = changed cam sensor.
tip/donation yes
tech = KK
question = The check engine light was on for a few months and we were
able to pull the code P341. We planned on having the cam sensor changed
but life happened and three months later the car started to lose
power/jolt shifting (automatic). Took it in to have the cam sensor replaced
along with recall work. The cam sensor apparently had a dead mouse in it.
the sensor was replaced. The check engine light came back on a day
later and code P341 is back. Should we take it back and have them double
check the connections?
KK:
Hello and welcome.
Thank you for the tip/donation.
Yes, i would definitely take it back. It is possible that the sensor was the
original problem, but in the mean time that it took till it got replaced, this
mouse may have damaged some wiring. Have seen it many times. The
mouse may have chewed through the wires for that sensor anywhere under
the hood. Since it started running bad as you described, it is possible that
the mouse chewed through other wires not related to the cam sensor, but
to other systems as well.
The other thing about this code, is that it can be caused by a faulty ignition
module, or the cam sensor magnet on the timing chain gear, behind the
engine front cover that the sensor mounts to. These possibilities would
require a bit more involved diagnosis than just replacing the sensor related
to the code.
I have done a tech. bulletin search for this code, and come up with nothing.
Again, need to get harness checked, and if wiring OK, further diagnosis of
the ignition system.
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