93 Es300 Cel

[bayes300]

The check engine light came on in the car. I followed the instructions on troublecodes.net and found that the error code is 17 for CMP No. 1. Anyone know what the CMP is?

TIA.

Steve

[Toysrme]

Camshaft Position Sensor. 2vz/3vz-fe's

Take the distributor's electrical connector off & put it back on & give the metal body of it a smack. That's not going to solve anything, but you're going to feel better as you replace the distributor.

They're very low failure rate items, so I wouldn't be afraid to give a junkyard like $30-40usd for a used one. New one's from Toyota are pretty expencive & some Lexus dealers just get laffable. Autopart stores with rebuilt distributors normally go about $90 with core, $125 without.

92-93 v6 Camry / 92-93 ES 300. Same thing.

I will say DO NOT change the spark plug wires with generic crap if you ver change them. The OEM wires are like $90-113. Other than OEM wires, Vitek & hellaciously expencive Magnacore's are the only wires that will last any time. & only use NGK, or Denso spark plugs. Everything else is going to develop weak spark over time.

Distributor itself isn't complex to change. 2 * 12mm bolts & it just pulls out of the end of the intake camshaft on the back head. Have/borrow a timing light to set it. The directions on how to set the timing are all ever any forum you look at if you look so.;)