so i went to a mechanic and he said the CEL was do to camshaft sensors, but he said i had to change the 3 of them. and it would be 120 for him to do it plus parts.

ive been doing some reading here and some members just replaced one or so, i was wondering is the mechanic trying to get a bit more off me?

 

there are only 2. go to autozone or whatever you have out there, buy them and put them on yourself. they are on the backside top of the motor, all you need is a 10mm socket

 

thank you very much bro, i appreciate it.
im heading to a different mechanic to get a different opinion or see if he gave me the same diagnosis.

 

what year is the car and mileage? does it crank and not start, and then eventually start... randomly stall on you?

 

its an 03, 70k miles.

started yesterday cranks for about 1second turns on, sometimes it doesnt, i wait a few seconds and finally does about 2 tries but sometimes just first try. then it kind of stall when i was driving it like if it lost power and when it was park at iddle it would shake.

 

definitely camshaft sensors... replace them yourself in under 30 min, save $120

 

so replace both ?
should i also replace the crankshaft position sensor?

btw thank you very much, really appreciate the help and time.

 

i would do both, but that is me.... i dont like doing things twice, they will prob fix your issue.... but if you are saving the $120 the mechanic was going to charge you, why not?

 

yes definitely, if i save myself the mechanic i would probably do the 2 .
one is by radiator right? ive watched youtube videos on the one under the intake .
what do you think about crankshaft sensor? also replace it?
is this one under the car?

 

crankshaft is on the bottom side of the engine

 

so i double checked and yes it says camshaft sensor bank 01 , which would be right under intake right?