CPS sensor
- Thread starter Shima
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Looks 180 out to me 
It should look like this:
Make sure the crank is pointing at "zero" and both cam gears are aligned to the index mark on the back plate.
It should look like this:
Make sure the crank is pointing at "zero" and both cam gears are aligned to the index mark on the back plate.
You'll have to take the CPS out and line it up to make sure, as well as setting the engine at TDC. It does look out of place to me, but I can't remember exactly. It takes 2 min. Take it out, align it and put it back in. Is that simple.
the cps wil tell the ecu when no 1 is at tdc "Compression" and tdc on "Exhaust" stroke. that looks like the exhaust stroke. The crank will turn twice to get to a single compression stroke. the cam gear marks will rotate only one revolution from compression stroke to compression stroke. so if the marks are not at the top of the cam gears and aligning up with the notches at the top of the back cam cover plate but the crank pulley is at it 0 mark then you are at no 1 tdc "exhaust" stroke and the cps will look like this. the bottom tang (magnet) is the exhaust stroke and the top one is the compression stroke that will need the spark. The plugs still fire when the cps goes past the lower magnet thats why it is called waste spark ignition. you need to align the cam gear marks and the crank pulley to zero and see is your cps is set like the picture above. if not you will need to remove the cps and align the marks on the gear and on the cps shaft housing per the TRSM and reinstall. that should make the shaft tang look like the pic and the cam gear be aligned tdc compression.
Also your cps looks out because the adjustment is at the bottom not towards the top. usually the bolt locks down the cps just over a 1/4 inch from the top of the slot. That usually means your cps is not installed properly or your timing mark has moved on your balancer. the outer ring of the balancer can move around from the center when the rubber inbetween gives out.
Also your cps looks out because the adjustment is at the bottom not towards the top. usually the bolt locks down the cps just over a 1/4 inch from the top of the slot. That usually means your cps is not installed properly or your timing mark has moved on your balancer. the outer ring of the balancer can move around from the center when the rubber inbetween gives out.
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