Cam timing pickup
Cam timing pickup
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I have a question about changing the orientation of the cam sensor and marks on a dohc 60* v6 engine.
Originally the cam sensor reads off the face of the main timing sprocket.
The timing dash marks and sprocket can be seen on the right in the picture:
http:// www.double shotsindus tries.com/ max/pics/P athyvsVQ30 timing.jpg
Now, If I were to move those tick marks half way closer to the center of the sprocket, and had the same cam sensor read off the new marks, would the pcm still be able to read it correctly?
The marks would be angularly on the same line but they would be closer together and possibly not as wide. They would occur at the same point in the revolution though.
Sample frequency probably too low?
Thanks for any input.
Originally the cam sensor reads off the face of the main timing sprocket.
The timing dash marks and sprocket can be seen on the right in the picture:
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Now, If I were to move those tick marks half way closer to the center of the sprocket, and had the same cam sensor read off the new marks, would the pcm still be able to read it correctly?
The marks would be angularly on the same line but they would be closer together and possibly not as wide. They would occur at the same point in the revolution though.
Sample frequency probably too low?
Thanks for any input.





RE: Cam timing pickup
you should not reduce the diameter too much as you will
lose signal resolution.
RE: Cam timing pickup
Also, be advised that certain sensors are sensitive to their orientation with respect to the direction of tooth travel. If you are going to change this orientation I would recommend experimenting to determine the effect on sensitivity, if any.