P1362 code

[troy5190]

I got the P1362 code, how should I go about fixing this??

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[college man]

whats the year,make,model and engine size of the vehicle?

[troy5190]

1999 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L V6

[EricTheCarGuy]

The code is for a camshaft position sensor. It could be a sensor issue or there could be an issue with the mechanical timing of the engine. Do you have any performance issues?

[troy5190]

NO performance issue that I have noticed except I though that about a minute before the MIL light came on the vehicle did not respond to the gas being pressed down, but this was very brief and i was going up hill so its hard to say what was going on

. The light actually went off after 3 more trips by itself. My GM manual says this code is for the Ignition control module. ?? What are your thoughts on this issue should I be concerned that the light came on and off.

[Mike]

The TDC sensor is built into the distributor. Typically this means that you need a new distributor with my experience, but I would go about testing it first before you condemn it. Here are a few pages out of the manual. http://www.b18c5eg.com/EK11-172.jpg http://www.b18c5eg.com/EK11-173.jpg

[troy5190]

ok but this is a 1999 GM 3800 engine there is no distributor silly head

[Mike]

I missed that part for some reason…my bad

[college man]

p1362-http://www.grandprixforums.net/p1362-69265.html

check the wiring harness for short.check the ignition control
module. replace if faulty.

[EricTheCarGuy]

If the light came on it stored a code even if it went off again. I’m sure there’s a test for that control module and to be honest in my experience they’ve been a problem in the past. The idea is to check the ignition input to the coils but the best way to do this is with a lab scope and I’m pretty sure you don’t have one of those. I hate to say this but you might want to try one of those modules to see if that repairs the problem.

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