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Newbie Welcome Area / trouble with Camshaft Sensor 2.6 V6 2003 Omega (Y 26 SE engine i believe)
« on: 10 November 2017, 20:20:58 »
Hi Guys,
I am having some trouble and could do with some advice for my 2.6 V6 2003 Omega (Y 26 SE engine i believe)
Cutting a long story short. The car cut out and later restarted then cut out again. RAC called and said they thought it was the camshaft sensor. I have sourced one, after some difficulty as vauxhall couldn't supply, and now have a lucas SEB969 part. The sensor is located next to the oil filter at the rear of the block close to the bulk head. I have got the sensor part out (lot of wiggling and WD40) , which i was told is the hard bit (apparently they can expand in situ), and it is still hanging via lead. It winds up round the manifold (foil protected sheaf) and then comes out at the back of the engine somewhere.
My problems are:
1. I can't see where the connector actually plugs in the back of the engine (very little room back their) So topside i haven't been able to disconnect it yet. Does anyone have diagrams?
2. There doesn't seem an easy way to get the sensor cable assembly out. Very tightly would round etc and i don't want to just yank it. Is there an easy way to get it out?
3. Underneath it looks like i need to take off the exhaust manifold to free the assembly and on the topside it looks like i need to remove the engine bay trip below the windscreen just to get some room, to work / view etc. Is this really necessary for changing the sensor or am i missing something? It seems just plain daft to have to go to this much effort to just replace a sensor!! And I really didn't want to be going to this much effort and thought it would be relatively easy
4. If i do need to take off trim at rear of engine bay below windscreen, where are the fixings? I have removed obvious one on LHS and the windscreen wipers (that fit through trim) but it doesn't seem to want to lift out and i am reluctant to be too rough for fear of breaking something?
5. Long shot I know, - but if anyone is in the Harrow area (or close to) with knowledge and fancies giving me hand, please let me know as I am trying to get this fixed over weekend.
Thanks guys
Mark.
I am having some trouble and could do with some advice for my 2.6 V6 2003 Omega (Y 26 SE engine i believe)
Cutting a long story short. The car cut out and later restarted then cut out again. RAC called and said they thought it was the camshaft sensor. I have sourced one, after some difficulty as vauxhall couldn't supply, and now have a lucas SEB969 part. The sensor is located next to the oil filter at the rear of the block close to the bulk head. I have got the sensor part out (lot of wiggling and WD40) , which i was told is the hard bit (apparently they can expand in situ), and it is still hanging via lead. It winds up round the manifold (foil protected sheaf) and then comes out at the back of the engine somewhere.
My problems are:
1. I can't see where the connector actually plugs in the back of the engine (very little room back their) So topside i haven't been able to disconnect it yet. Does anyone have diagrams?
2. There doesn't seem an easy way to get the sensor cable assembly out. Very tightly would round etc and i don't want to just yank it. Is there an easy way to get it out?
3. Underneath it looks like i need to take off the exhaust manifold to free the assembly and on the topside it looks like i need to remove the engine bay trip below the windscreen just to get some room, to work / view etc. Is this really necessary for changing the sensor or am i missing something? It seems just plain daft to have to go to this much effort to just replace a sensor!! And I really didn't want to be going to this much effort and thought it would be relatively easy
4. If i do need to take off trim at rear of engine bay below windscreen, where are the fixings? I have removed obvious one on LHS and the windscreen wipers (that fit through trim) but it doesn't seem to want to lift out and i am reluctant to be too rough for fear of breaking something?
5. Long shot I know, - but if anyone is in the Harrow area (or close to) with knowledge and fancies giving me hand, please let me know as I am trying to get this fixed over weekend.
Thanks guys
Mark.