2000 Lanos 1.6 Cam sensor DIY help

daffod · Post by **daffod** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:35 am

Folk i am not car Geek.
i have fault code of 0342 cam sensor fault i did lot of reading and found its common problem.
can some one please provide me some help step by step how i can DIY.
also i noticed car does not blow hot air i think i need to replace coolant or may be thermostat.
does thermostat comes off from housing or its molded in housing? can i also DIY of change on thermostat.
Its 135000 KM on Car
timing belt, water pump and fuel filter replaced at 100000Km by dealer.
your help will be highly appriciated.
i was unable to find lanos service manual either and any pictures will be an asset.
Cheers.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:13 pm

their is no DIY for the cam sensor (yet) but you will basicly need to go some 3/4 way into a cam belt job to get to the sensor... also check if your car is covered by the cam sensor recall.

100,000 kms to the first cam belt? i think you are one of the most luck woo owners... some people here didn't make half thaqt distance wit hthe belt and distroyedthier engines, i wouldn't push my luck again.

the thermostate is sold with the housing as far as i remeber... it is a very easy job to DIY

lanos service manual is in a sticky post in the general section.

MMamdouh

daffod · Post by **daffod** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:41 pm

you are correct dealer also told me same thing my belt looks like new when he removed it and he told me to keep in just incase if i need it.
thx for reply.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:52 pm

chances are that if you need a belt your gonna need more than a used belt. if your going throught all the trouble to do a belt change you shouldnt use a old belt, if you do a belt cahnge you should use a Gates brand timing belt. if the belt does smap you have to rebuiold the entire top half of the engine, i say spend the money and dont risk a used belt.