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1934 Ford Taurus Repair Question


Topics covered: Sensor, Camshaft, Smog.
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Asked on February 26, 2007

Smog test failure diagnostic code po340

I have a 1997 Ford Taurus 3.0L SOHC. During my last smog test I failed with a PO340 trouble code. I was curious if it could mean anything else than a bad camshaft position sensor?
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Replied on February 27, 2007

It sure could and probably does. Under the cam sensor is a syncronizer that is also probably bad. A window gets bent on the syncronizer that wipes out the sensor as well. You'll need a special tool to change that.

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