[Stan the Man]

I think I may have the same problem. My CEL came on a couple weeks ago, but no noticeable drop in performance at first. Since a few days ago, it will stall at the beginning of acceleration and during idle.

About a week before the CEL came on, I heard, and continue to hear, a screeching sound, which I thought (think) is coming from the water pump bearing.

My wife got tired of wondering & took it in to get the codes read. The mechanic, who is about as trustworthy as a mechanic can be, said about 8 different codes came up. He said it's usually a CAM sensor. I could've killed my wife for not getting the actual code numbers.

Any way, my question is: 1) assuming it's a bad CAM sensor, could that cause a screeching sound; and 2) how much of a pain is it to change it myself? The mechanic told her it's about $35 for the part, and $25 to put it on.

I know it's Christmas, but any help would be greatly appreciated.