For 1990-2009 cars

# NO START/BROKEN CAM SENSOR CAM SHAFT RELIEF HOLE INSPEC.

#### MODELS/YEARS: 1986-87 CUTLAS CIERA, DELTA 88. NINETY-EIGHT AND TORONADO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L (VIN CODE B AND 3) V-6 ENGINES

This bulletin supersedes Bulletin 86-T-29 dated April 16, 1986, which should be discarded.

If a broken camshaft sensor interrupter is encountered on one of the above engines, the following instructions should be followed for its replacement:

I. Vehicle Odometer Registers More Than 15 Miles

o Install new camshaft interrupter part number 25531725.

o Install new timing chain cover and relief valve part number 12329552. The new cover has a built-in thrust surface that limits forward movement of the camshaft.

o Inspection of the camshaft for a relief hole should not be necessary.

II. Vehicle Odometer Registers Less Than l5 Miles

o Inspect the camshaft to ensure that the oil relief hole which runs parallel to the shaft's center line and from the front to the back of the shaft's rear bearing journal is drilled clear through. If it is not, finish drilling the hole through the shaft. Clean the hole remove any burrs and reinstall it.

#### Note: Inspection of the camshaft for the relief hole can be accomplished by removing the timing chain cover, intake manifold assembly and valve lifters, and then moving the camshaft forward slightly. The hole should then be readily visible from the front side of the shaft. It may be necessary to rotate it 180 degrees to view the opposite side.

o Install a new camshaft interrupter, timing chain cover and relif valve, as indicated in item 1 above.

Engines built after December 1, 1986, will be assembled with the new timing chain cover and interrupter and should not experience the breakage condition. Casting number an the now cover is 25531877.

#### WARRANTY INFORMATION

Vehicle Series Labor Operation A C E H ---- --- --- --- T4200 Replace Front Cover and Camshaft Interrupter 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7

Add: With A/C .2 - - -

For Vehicles Less Than 15 Miles Add: Inspect Camshaft for Hole 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7

Add: Remove Camshaft and Drill Hole 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8

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