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Camshaft position sensor

Tiny
KENNETH KIRKLAND
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  • 1999 FORD ESCORT
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 200,000 MILES
Recently I had to replace my timing belt. The car would not start because the teeth on the belt were gone. I am now having trouble with random misfires and according to my electronic diagnoses I just have to replace my camshaft sensor. I am curious if my cam shaft could be out of position do to the trouble with the timing belt instead of or just being a faulty sensor. My question is do I just need to replace the sensor or is it more likely that I need to adjust the camshaft?
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 AT 3:29 PM

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Tiny
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Neither. The engine runs, so the camshaft position sensor is working.

There are two engines for this model. You need to list which one you have when we are working on engine running problems. There is a dual cam and a single camshaft engine. Both are listed as "interference" engines, so it is likely it has bent valves. I would start with a cylinder leakage test. A compression test will be of little value because the engine still has enough compression to run.
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