Changed camshaft position sensor but codes coming up as fault still

Question

Ive recently chaanged cam shaft position sensor on my vw polo 1.2 as engine managment light come on and the code i was given was the camshaft. Got new part and changed it however light keeps coming back on and same code is showing on computer. Car isnt running right . Takinh longer to start and feels as though its lost power ? When starting sometimes its nearly stalling when accelerating
 What could this be?

Answer 1

Hi there,

This could indicate that the timing is off. When the timing belt jumps time, sometimes you will get a code for the cam sensor and the car won't run properly. I would check the mechanical timing.

Comments

Hi thanks for reply. Some days car runs great then others jus feel powerless and taking a few more seconds to start. Only has 40k miles on it so would it be common for the timing belt to go as such low miles?
Thanks