vangoonburg

My 95 audi 90 wont start. The engine is cranking but not turning over. I get fuel to the plugs but no spark. I am also getting an error code for a bad camshaft position sensor. Could this prevent the car from starting?

maineman

this has happened to me and the car will not start.............That bugger is hard to get off (not much room)
I do have an used one that works................

vangoonburg

Is there a way to test the sensor before I take it off the car to make sure that it is bad?

Loudgoldwing

Yes. Very easy test:
If you get gas on all cylinders but no spark on any cylinder when you turn the key, your camshaft position sensor is bad.

Another good indicator is:
If your scanner throws you a code saying that you have a bad camshaft position sensor, you might have a bad camshaft position sensor.

Sorry, couldn't resist. This is one of the (thankfully) easier issues to diagnose, and a lot of us have fixed it. I can't help throwing out a little sarcasm. Nothing personal, it's just how you asked the questions that inspires a bitter old f@cker like me to bust your ***** a bit. It's all in good spirit...

vangoonburg

No offense taken. The reason why i asked the question is because I am heading down to the junk yard to pull the part off of a car and was wondering if there is a way to test the sensor before i go through the trouble of taking it off the car? If not is there a way to test the sensor after I have it off the car before i buy it from the junk yard?

CRAZY_RUSSIAN

uuuuummm.... yeah!
ow, dang:-) i got beat on answering this :-)))