[michom]

Hello everyone,
I recently had some troubles with firing the engine on my clk320 2003. Problems always came up when the car is warm, I usually wait for a minutes and fire again and the engine starts. A local mechanic used his scanner and told me it was the camshaft position sensor. I asked the dealer here, it costs $250 in Lebanon, and I found the same one on ebay for $47 + $20 (shipping).

So I've got a couple of questions. The dealer is Deutsche Parts, is it going to be reliable or it is not worth saving those ~$180? Could the problem be something else than the camshaft position sensor?

Thanks in Advance!!

 

[michom]

I have read about both of them. I never had the problem where the sensor kills the engine. I only have the problem when i sometimes start the car, i hear the engine "cranking" but it won't start, it keeps trying to start until i turn over the key, wait for a minute, and try again, it starts normally. The scanner shows CPS fault only and it showed the camshaft location in WIS (i guess) when he entered the fault code (front of the engine on its right?). The problem is, it is hard to trust a mechanic over here, even if he works in MB...

 

[michom]

it is a CLK320 with a V6 engine. as far as I understood, there's one camshaft position sensor, check this post, someone attached a picture http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w209-new-clk-class/1432117-camshaft-position-sensor-location.html
I have also read elsewhere that other people has such problems... but I need to be sure.

is there any way to be sure if it's the KPS or CPS?

 

[michom]

Thank you all for your replies, as for Autohausaz, they don't ship to Lebanon although they ship to every other single country on this planet!!! I emailed them about this. Meanwhile could you please suggest other alternatives for genuine parts?

 

[michom]

Hi again,
I have changed the camshaft position sensor last week during the weekend, I bought a used one made by BOSCH. I didn't have any problem since then, so hopefully the problem is solved thank you all for your help... btw I can confirm that there is one camshaft sensor and it is located on the right front side of the engine.