P0345Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Bank 2
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- P0345 is the bank 2 counterpart of P0340: the intake camshaft sensor on the side without cylinder 1 – only on V and boxer engines with one cam sensor per bank – delivers no or too few pulses while the crankshaft turns in sync. GM uses the same criteria as for P0340, e.g. on the 3.0 twin-turbo V6 (LGW): 5.5 s or 4 s of cranking without a cam pulse, or fewer than 4 pulses in 3 s running, set after two trips. Ford checks the ratio of cam to crank events from 200 rpm, detected within 5 s. FCA lists P0345 among the cam sensor codes for which the synchronisation event data should be saved before replacing the sensor. Result: cam timing on bank 2 is switched off and power drops; the cam phase usually remains available from the bank 1 sensor.
- What you may notice
- Check engine light on
- Longer cranking before the engine starts
- Loss of power (cam timing held in its base position)
- Rough idle, occasionally stalling
- Likely causes
- LikelyCamshaft position sensor bank 2 faulty
- LikelyConnector or wiring of bank 2 corroded or open
- PossibleTone wheel or phaser of bank 2 damaged
- RareTiming drive of bank 2 jumped
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Medium · Often possible to do yourself.Typical cost: €40 – €400
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.