david295
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what is this item in pic, it seems to be broke and just pulls out of housing
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It looks like it might be part of the clutch slave cylinder. Is the clutch working as it should?
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the cluth works fine its a new clutch fitted in july ths yea, saying that the clutch pedal is quite far down and can be lifted up with foot, this piece in pics is screwed in by the oil filler cap its some kind of sensor i think
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The clutch system may need bleeding to remove air.
The widget might be part of the gearbox breather system. Does it smell of gear oil.
The widget might be part of the gearbox breather system. Does it smell of gear oil.
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We're the wrong side of the engine to be discussing clutches aren't we? That is the oil filler cap I can see in the photo, which is on the offside, not nearside where the gearbox is on these 8v engines. And I can safely say, I have never seen this device on any of the 8v engines I have worked on.
The only thing I can think of is that the head has been skimmed beyond the minimum limit, and thus the cambelt drive has had to be modified, and this sensor has to be relocated as a result. It might also be a later modification though that I am just unaware of.
The only thing I can think of is that the head has been skimmed beyond the minimum limit, and thus the cambelt drive has had to be modified, and this sensor has to be relocated as a result. It might also be a later modification though that I am just unaware of.
its a cam sensor, its supposed to be where it is, and its not supposed to come apart
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thanks for that i will replace it tomorow
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Does anyone know when they started putting the cam sensor there? My girlfriend's 2000 mk2 8v doesn't have it there, and my 1996 mk1 8v certainly didn't either.
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it must of been the 2001 models
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There was a mini-update of the mk2a, which applied from 2001-2003 before the mk2b facelift. That must have been one of the changes then. Worth knowing if I ever cracked my lady's rocker cover.
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Epic Fail until Dave saved the day. 
david295- what colour is your Engine management warning lamp?
If it's yellow, the light should be on as the cam/phase sensor is critical and an error should be logged and it'll need a new sensor.
If it's red, the car is a pre-2001 (Euro 2) and shouldn't have one, and has had the engine/head/rocker cover from a later engine fitted, and therefore no need to worry about it.
david295- what colour is your Engine management warning lamp?
If it's yellow, the light should be on as the cam/phase sensor is critical and an error should be logged and it'll need a new sensor.
If it's red, the car is a pre-2001 (Euro 2) and shouldn't have one, and has had the engine/head/rocker cover from a later engine fitted, and therefore no need to worry about it.
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Lmao! Camshaft sensor was present on a few y reg cars. My y reg I'm breaking had one. Not all do though I don't think. Has the bolt snapped off and still in the rocker cover? Or has the plastic housing broken?
Just had a good look at the pics and wtf has happened to that! Undo the bolt and pull out all the plastic and stick a new sensor in. I think it unplugs from the wiring near the top of the cambelt
looks like the crank position sensor, its a 1.2 8v right
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maybe the op is the only one not on his ignore list? :idea:
A crank postion sensor would be on the crankshaft. Camshaft sensor- on the camshaft! As mentioned
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david295
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the warning light is yellow, and comes on when ignitin is on but ges off when engine startedEpic Fail until Dave saved the day.
david295- what colour is your Engine management warning lamp?
If it's yellow, the light should be on as the cam/phase sensor is critical and an error should be logged and it'll need a new sensor.
If it's red, the car is a pre-2001 (Euro 2) and shouldn't have one, and has had the engine/head/rocker cover from a later engine fitted, and therefore no need to worry about it.
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david295
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its just the lastic housing tat has snapped, on tick over the engine feels like it is missing would ths be caused by the damaged sensor
