Well, at least you found the problem. It is strange that those codes can show up meaning a defective alternator, when they are really camshaft position sensor fault codes. You would think a defective alternator would throw a different code entirely.

 

Hope that fixes your problem. Who would have ever guessed that would do that. Not me. Snap a pic of that purdy blue alternator okay?
Scott

 

LMAO, yes!

It's pretty interesting..... if you read the TSB, when the alternator begins to fail, it emits a tone that the camshaft position sensor is sensitive to, therefore causing it to send the error code. The voltage and amperage from the alternator remain fairly constant, it's just when it starts emitting the tone that ususally it is a for sure sign of failure- which at that point voltage and amperage plummit and you can be stranded somewhere pretty easily when that happens. Like I said, it's a big enough problem that Ford released the TSB for '05s & '06s.

Sure..... it's a different shade of blue than my cam covers, but you can hardly see the thing anyway because of my Saleen Extreme inlet pipe sits right over it.

 

Well everyone hold on..... the SOB is back. First thing this morning upon startup, 0340 code is back.

I'm gonna buy a new sensor and see what happens.

TO BE CONTINUED.......

 

Perplexing. I hate electrical problems.

 

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Subscibing

 

New sensor ordered, will be here tomorrow. Looks like both left and right (A and B) sides are the same..... "A" is the passenger side so I will start there.

 

I hope its the sensors Tom, but I'm afraid you my need 70MACKdaddy1OWNER to send you one of his magic hammers...

 

I have several at my disposal....what poundage would you need Tom?? Hey STD...go back to the Danica avatar...this one sucks!!!!!

 

pictures when your done? I wanna see this powder coating look

 

The 200A alternator will rob you of more horsepower.

 

I installed it last week, I'll try to get some pix today or tomorrow.

Think so? Why, because it takes more to spin the pulley? I bet you when I dyno it again it still pulls 450/450.....

No hammer needed here, thank you.



Last night, I pulled both left and right side cam position sensors and swapped them, thinking that my code would move from "A" bank to "B". Guess what- NO CODES. Started and drove the car around town for 20 minutes, cold start and immediate drive to work this morning, and still no code. Gotta love little problems such as this.

 

Glad to hear !....See just the threat of Scott's hammer did the trick...

 

They may have just rewound the alternator to make it produce up to 200A, or they could have used more iron in the armature/rotor assembly which makes it heavier and requires more power to spin.

 

blkstang06


Those UDP in you avtar are those on your car and if so what brand are they and how did you get them in Red?

 

Hey Richard,
STD is the king of avatar changes, like 3 times a day!! As his own signature says...most of his mods are laying on the garage floor awaiting installation. He is a good egg and I am sure he can tell you where those pullies come from. I owe him a couple of jabs is why I made this post.
Scott

 

Yes their on my Stang, Just a set of Steeda's I painted them with Dupli-color HP Cherry Red metal flake, paint no: 7564. three light coats, the flake doesn't show in the pic....

 

Well, drove to work and 'round town after work today still with stock sensors, just swapped side-to-side as mentioned before and still no codes.

 

Good for you!!! I will see if my P0456 code comes back tommorow!