2007 honda accord v6 camshaft position sensor location

Hi. I'm helping a neighbor diagnose a problem to save her hundreds. She was driving, hydroplaned, and the car shut off. I pulled code P0340, camshaft position sensor. I'm having a lot of trouble finding information on the location of this part on the motor. I physically cannot tell where it is.

Has anyone seen this code and it not be the camshaft position sensor?

Hi. I'm helping a neighbor diagnose a problem to save her hundreds. She was driving, hydroplaned, and the car shut off. I pulled code P0340, camshaft position sensor. I'm having a lot of trouble finding information on the location of this part on the motor. I physically cannot tell where it is.

Has anyone seen this code and it not be the camshaft position sensor?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsl8cE2tqwI

It's hidden behind the front camshaft pulley and you need to pull the timing cover off to find it.

What do you think hydroplaning contributed to this?

Did she run through a deep puddle of standing water too?

If so, she may have ingested water into the engine and hydrolocked the engine. The camshaft position sensor may be telling you the timing is off because the engine's trashed or timing belt jumped.

Can you start the car or no? EDIT: skip that, even after watching the video I still asked a dumb question.

Hydrolock would be bad news. Does the car have a cold air intake by any chance?

I would check 2 things

1. Do the timing marks line up

2. Compression test

The camshaft sensor is behind the camshaft pulley. To get to it requires removing the timing belt . I see the car has over 120k, has the timing belt been changed yet?

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Here is the CMP replacement procedure.

I think the engine might have ingested water and you should check the timing also, by using just the inspection holes on the upper cam gear covers, or you can just take the upper covers off which is easier. Has the timing belt been replaced at all in the past? Timing belt might have jumped, or something internal related.

If all of the above are good, then you should replace the tires. I have never ever hydroplaned even in HARD rain with shallow puddles.

Wow, you guys are awesome! I didn't expect so much response over night.

- The car has the stock intake. Nothing on the car has not been modified.
- The timing belt was recently replaced before she purchased the car
- Hyroplane - my first thoughts was something got knocked loose, but I don't see how it could contribute to this other than hydrolock.
- Hydrolocked - I thought a hydrolocked engine will not even turn over. Is this true?

What I need to do:

1. Pull timing belt cover and check the belt is properly aligned.
2. Pull spark plug to check for spark and smell of fuel to ensure it's being delivered.
3. Compression test.

@t-rd changing the sensor looks like a bear. This car is outside parked on a hill.

You will need a cam gear holder while loosening the bolt on the cam shaft.

While you have the spark plugs pulled, crank the engine and see if any water ejects out.

- Hydrolocked - I thought a hydrolocked engine will not even turn over. Is this true?

Yes, this is why it is called hydro"locked". If it turns over it is not locked.

The timing covers have inspection ports, obviously the Engine is not "locked" as the starter turns the engine over. Line up the timing marks on the crankshaft and then check the alignment on the inspection ports on the cams. Then pull the sparkplugs, and do a compression test. The cam sensor connections may have water in them and that causes issues. Plenty of people have pressure washed a V-6 and then no start with a cam sensor code.

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