Hey guys, Recently ive been experiencing "pinging" problems with my vl. Its got the same symptons as when the cas sensor is going out. MAN my car eatrs cas sensors and eats my pocket. What does the cas sensor run off, how do they **** up (heat, wet, what????) its gay and i need help. I was going about 120km/h on the link road in 4th and it was makeing the pinging sound and crap. Ill get the timing checked out but serioulsy its becomming a joke......

dude have you cleaned the plug on the cas or replaced it you should get a new plug ever time you get a cas thay have a common problem of corrsion in the plug whitch creats a misfire and slowly distroys the cas have gone throw them in the past even if you put new plug leads ect if the plug is caroded then it will still misfire now and then hope this helps Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Try replacing the bearing when changing the CAS, coz if you don't it will keep killing the CAS.

Also give the slotted disk it the dizzy a good clean, the slightest hint of dust in there will do the same! thats why the bearing needs replacing cos of the red seal goes brittle and flakes into dust!! Does your tacho jump around?

hey thanks man. But can you clarify on: Quote: Also give the slotted disk it the dizzy a good clean you mean give the slotted disk in the dizzy? The tacho does jump around a fair bit too and it makes a weird nosie..........hmmm. Neway hit us back thanks man

maybe also make up a bit of a heat shield for the CAS too.. ive heard of people doing that before

its pretty common for the wiring to the plug for the cas to stuff up - the wires break away from the terminals in the plug and it's just the rubber boot holding them in contact.

your mechanic is ripping you off. Who is telling you to put a new one in? Dont go back and go to a proper mechanic, most of the time you can just clean them up (probaby what your mechanic is doing then charging you for a new one.)

when i bought my calais off the owner he said that NIZPRO kept telling him to replace the CAS too now that i think of it.. He then went to ATS and within 5 mins they diagnosed it as a rusted connector coming from the CAS, replaced it for bugger all, and the car never had a problem after that.. i think that is what 87calais is refering to also..