2006: Camshaft position sensor OEM Nissan parts number?
 

Hello,

I own a 2006 350z.

I drive on the highway 30 minutes to work.
Car loses power for a split second 20 minutes into my drive.
Cars fine when I get to work.
Later that day, drive to bank. Turn off my car, walk into bank. Car won’t start when I try to leave.

After calling a few people, car magically turns on. Starts kinda hard. Everything seems normal.
Drive hone

Next day, drive it to my garage. Starts fine. Cuts out a second after driving a few minutes. Time to fix.

Now here’s the real parts;

“Check engine soon” light steadily on.
OBD2 scanned P0345 camshaft position sensor/ bank 2

Read read read and decide to go with oem part from Nissan dealership. Go and ask for “camshaft position sensor for driver side bank 2”

After 170 dollars I head home to take the part out and install.
I go to the passenger side of my hood and stick my arm to the back driver side of the engine. I pull the part out and pull out a sensor that looks straight. The one in all pictures and the dealerships diagram show a straight sensor with a elbow top.

Everything seems right but when I try to connect the new oem Nissan sensor I just got from the dealership, it doesn’t fit. But in all the pictures and diagrams it looks like the right part.

The Nissan parts package has the number:
23731-AL61D

is that thebcorrect parts number or is it possible that there’s another sensor identical to the camshaft one near that area?

Also, the one I pulled out on the driver side that was already in my car looks straight with no elbow like the passenger side one’s suppose to.

im lost.
Helps 😕

Courtesyparts.com

automatic or manual?

in 06 it makes a difference as to what/which sensor set up you have back there.

I have a 6 speed manual

Congrats, that site is incorrect for the revup once again.


So maybe I should just go to the dealership and ask for the same one from the passenger side that’s straight?

you have 4 back there. 2 intake and 2 exhaust.

2 straight 2 angles.

1 of each on each side.
different for intake and exhaust. do you need an intake or exhaust?

from reading what i can its sensor A . which is the intake sensor.

call a dealer. tell them the vin. 6 speed 06 350z . need the drivers side INTAKE cam sensor.

honeslty. might as well do both.
I just did the exhaust one myself.

I think you need the angeled for the intake.
my exhaust one on the drivers side was straight.
https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-n...or-access.html

I swapped the top one that’s on the driver side
I just told the dealership I needed the passenger side and it worked great

I can feel the power difference
and it looked like the old ones tip was chipped

driving on the highway and my car died once again...
only for a split second tho

i wonder if any fluids bring low could cause this? My battery gauge eeemd to be at 14v and oil seems good right below 60 while driving

any thoughts?

reset the ecu