My car only start if the camshaft position sensor is not ...


My car only start if the camshaft position sensor is not Plugged in and even though I just replaced the camshaft sensor in it yesterday it still has no get-up-and-go power Mechanic's Assistant: Which particular sensor are ...

My car only start if the camshaft position sensor is not Plugged in and even though I just replaced the camshaft sensor in it yesterday it still has no get-up-and-go power Mechanic's Assistant: Which particular sensor are you asking about? And have any trouble codes been triggered? Service engine soon light is on that is it I'm not sure what I'm asking I know that I replaced the camshaft position sensor because that's the code that went when the metre was plugged in to the car Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? 2005 Nissan Ultima 3.5 liter V6 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your vehicle yourself? What have you tried so far? I have tried replacing the cam Shaft position sensor that's all that I know to try that's where I am having trouble figuring out what to try next Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? Yes to please the answer as much as possible so I can understand it

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Hi! Carissa Hope I can help sorry to hear about your car not starting did you use a OEM Nissan sensor ? we have had a lot of issues with the after market sensors , and most of the time its a [crank sensor](/topics-crank-sensor/) causing the issues you will need to have the codes inspected first . If you have a auto zone close they will check your codes for free . let me know Thank you Roy!

The code reader only showed for the cam shaft sensor which was replaced last night. It has no power til I put it in the slap shift mode and then once I hit 25 mph I can put it back to drive and it goes like a normal car.If I unplug the camshaft sensor the car starts then I can plug back in while running and drive. But when I try to start it with the sensor plugged in it won't start
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Did you use a Nissan sensor ? you have 2 cam sensor also do you know the codes If you have a cam sensor code you might want to replace both bank 1 and bank 2 sensors with OEM sensors first Just text me back
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sensor locations
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If you have any more questions just post back Thank you Roy!

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