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Recently the car has started to stutter while driveing, i also noticed an oil leak but only just had time to take a real look, i think the leak is coming from the rear back camshaft oil seal and seems to be leaking onto a sensor directly underneath it, could this cause the stuttering, what is this sensor for. The sensor was covered in oil. Sprayed the sensor with wd40 to clean the oil away. also the engin management light came on yesterday an was on this morning. But has gone off since I cleaned this sensor off.
also there has been no stuttering since i cleaned it off, coincidence? hopefully not

baconbuttyman wrote:Recently the car has started to stutter while driveing, i also noticed an oil leak but only just had time to take a real look, i think the leak is coming from the rear back camshaft oil seal and seems to be leaking onto a sensor directly underneath it, could this cause the stuttering, what is this sensor for. The sensor was covered in oil. Sprayed the sensor with wd40 to clean the oil away. also the engin management light came on yesterday an was on this morning. But has gone off since I cleaned this sensor off.
also there has been no stuttering since i cleaned it off, coincidence? hopefully not

I don't know much about the 1.8 but it sounds as if it may be the cam position sensor.
I would imagine contamination of it, or its connector, would cause the sort of problem you describe.
Anyway, have a 'bump' on me.

well seems to have been ok since cleaning it, changing the seal tomorrow

If its got a stutter perhaps you need to take it to see the Kings Speech in case it can pick up any tips....

Sorry, totally useless reply to your problems.

Paul

lol