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[rootwater7]

So, I'm totally at a loss. I need to get at my camshaft position sensor and cannot for the LIFE of me find it! Every picture I can find is not the same engine that's in my car, and no one has been able to tell me definitively exactly where to find it and what it looks like. Do any of you have an actual photograph of my make & model of engine as well as exactly where the CPS is? Thank you so much! I'm pretty new at the under-the-hood stuff and love what I'm learning, but it's definitely taking a village

[brad850]

This is for an 850. I know you said you can't find one for your car but I can't imagine it would be much different. The camshaft position sensor is the top circle. Hope this helps.

[Ihatespeedbumps]

year/model/trim?

[rootwater7]

Sadly, my engine looks quite a bit different (all 5 coil packs are lined up behind the oil cap, for instance). I'll grab a pic and upload it tomorrow, and will also see if I can find something similar in mine to that pic - thanks!

I put '99 V70XC; sorry I thought that would be enough. If it makes a difference with this partiucular issue, it's a 2.4L, Turbo, AWD.

[SRTthis]

my 00 S70 is on the exhaust cam under the motor mount

[rootwater7]

I'm going to upload 2 pix from my phone (so they're big, but I didn't want them to end up pixilated). It's currently 16 with a windchill of 2, so I really, really appreciate your help! It's too cold to be poking around today without knowing for sure what I'm looking for so I can do it quick (though I do have a better idea after a stressful day yesterday!). Anything I see that looks like it could be remotely the right spot has something in the way (a tube, wire, the MAF), and therefore not as easy as when someone tells me "It's easy; you just unscrew that one bolt".... so I'm pretty darn confused. A huge flashing arrow would be wonderful!

[rootwater7]

Sorry about that... here they are:

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[SRTthis]

pull the upper motor mount off and youll see it tucked behind the lower half of the upper mount

[Dan A]

It's cramped back there but no need to remove the top mount. I pulled the intake tube/maf and could get it out pretty easy. It's only one bolt.

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[db130]

if that last post doesn't help you, go to eeuroparts.com and pull up part number 9202134

now you know what it looks like

go to your engine bay, look for that sensor's connector underneath the intake manifold - now trace its wire back to the general vicinity where people have been telling you to look

you will have to unbolt the sensor by feel. i didn't have to remove my top mount either when i replaced mine.

[rootwater7]

Thank you both! That helps a lot. I will get out there tomorrow in the daylight