SlvrAvnt30

any of the camshaft sensors on there 3.0 A4?

Started the car this evening and the car started to idle rough(misfiring). pulled codes with a scan tool and I get P0365 camshaft sensor-b bank 1 malfunction.

SlvrAvnt30

Well I guess not. Any way i swapped the sensor from bank 2 with bank 1 and the trouble is still at bank 1. Does anyone know if there is any sort of test that I can perform to see if there is a broken wire or something that is causing the sensor not to read properly?

ngr5011

camshaft sensor has gone bad... if i believe right i think i paid like 90 bucks for a new one...easy to install but difficult location...

theodore

i have had random issues for the last 2k. the dealer had the car while i was out of town and they claim to be the only ones to have had an engine code, which i forget which one, that pertained to a cam bank issue which they diagnosed to a camshaft adjuster bank 2. i choked when they quoted a $2k job. since then i have replaced one cam sensor, coil packs, and plugs. i have had a running issue in 1st to 2nd gear while accelerating. it shudders. this lasts for maybe 5 to 10 minutes and never gives a code. i have scanned this while happening and still nothing. my problem occurs once every 3 weeks if that. i am still looking. not 1 cel ever....

1 Bad DJ

I had to replace mine on a 1.8t. Not sure how much the job defers from a 3.0.
But we had to pull the top engine cover off, rotate the cams out and replace the sensor that is located towards the back of the engine. Also a good time to replace the seals while you are in there.

SlvrAvnt30

Luckyly dont need to pull valve cover on 3.0. The sensors are easyly accessable right at the back of the motor.

SlvrAvnt30

Update
I found out tonight that the timing belt is shot. There is only 67000 miles on the car so I guess this is what you would call premature belt failure since the recommended mileage to change it is 75k.

AudiAudi

Would not go past 60,000 on belt..Have heard stories of low to mid 60's. Just did mine, dealer said it was fine at 60k service. Belt was fine. Tensioner went at 65K.

pjp13

So how does a shot timing belt cause a camsaft timing sensor code?

I have a 3.0 v6 and have been getting a similar code,diff bank. My timing belt is new in the last 10,000 miles.... The code appeared the first time probably 2,000 miles after the job. Went away for weeks/months, came back, went away, came back. For months. Now it is back and wont go away, other than this issue everything seems normal.

Any thoughts anyone?

SlvrAvnt30

Well the theory is that the timing belt is loose on the bank 1 side and when the cam gear in bank 1 hits the bad spot on the timing belt it slips and in turn throws the cam sensor code and causes the misfires. I say theory because I only pulled the cover on the bank 2 side to do a visual check on the timing belt. On the bank 2 side the belt is tight because the motor is turning it clock wise. So the bank 1 side is the up side which would cause the belt to be loose if the tensioner is not putting tension on it.