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Paperboy1996
05-04-2006, 04:23 PM
I have a 1997 Ford Escort 2.0L giving me code P0340 camshaft position sensor, if the computer gives this code is it gauranteed you have to replace this sensor or can you clean it and fix the problem. Also code P1443 Evap Emission control system Control valve malfuntion, Not sure what this is or where it is and ther again can it be cleaned to be fixed or do I need to replace it, either way I need to know where this is located at.

any help would be very much apreciated, Thanks.

Davescort97
05-06-2006, 08:50 PM
I have a 1997 Ford Escort 2.0L giving me code P0340 camshaft position sensor, if the computer gives this code is it gauranteed you have to replace this sensor or can you clean it and fix the problem. Also code P1443 Evap Emission control system Control valve malfuntion, Not sure what this is or where it is and ther again can it be cleaned to be fixed or do I need to replace it, either way I need to know where this is located at.

any help would be very much apreciated, Thanks.

Code PO340 in my manual states: Camshaft Position sensor circuit problems.
The CMP is underneath the fuel rail on the backside of the engine. Fuel rail has to come off to get to it. The 2 wires going into the CMP are green and blue. Check to see if connections are tight. Wiggle em.

P1443 Evap Emission control System valve malfunction. This is the valve that lets vapors from the cannister to be reburned in the engine. The cannister stores the vapor from the fuel tank. It is located on the right fender well about a foot from the right of the ignition wires assembly. It's down below.

Don't know if you could clean and lubricate to use again. If you do these things the CEL will have to be reset by taking the ngative battery terminal off for about 10 minutes. If you have solved the problems it won't come on again. If you haven't solved the problems it will come back on.

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