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I found a magnet inside my cam angle sensor.

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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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I found a magnet inside my cam angle sensor.

So I was doing my camshaft install tonight and I opened the cover to my intake side cam angle sensor. Inside, attached to the bolt was a small magnet.
Is this normal? It's not secured anywhere. Just kind of hangin out on the back of the bolt.

The car has 17k miles. Never been to the dealer for service. Never been out of my hands for any work and the CAS has never been opened before. Ever.

Maybe this is the cause of the random knock that I get sometimes.



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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Dam that wild never seen that one.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharkbite2000
Dam that wild never seen that one.
Yeah, so that's not normal huh.
I didn't think so.
It's like some dude at Mitsu was playing with a magnetic hand and lost the tip.

It actually looks like the magnets on the bottom of my chess pieces from childhood.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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interesting...
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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looks like the magnet from the end of one of those magnetic retrieval tools. Like for getting back bolts and such that you drop
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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looks like the magnet from the end of one of those magnetic retrieval tools. Like for getting back bolts and such that you drop

Looks like someone at mitsu is using a retrieval tool that isn't working so well anymore.

This is quite amusing.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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thats strange you say no one has touched your car ?
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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thats strange you say no one has touched your car ?

I do all my own work, welding, tuning, maintenance.
I've never brought the car to a shop. I've owned it since new September 19, 2006.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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lol !! interesting .. your evo is a real Magnet.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 04:47 AM
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Does that magnet serve a purpose?
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 05:27 AM
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I wonder if that magnet is used inside the sockets at the plant.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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your car is JDM for sure. lol
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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your not the only one that found a magnet on their ride....


my story is that i couldnt close my trunk, im accustomed to closing it and i know how much force is needed to close it (during a week of owning my car). suddenly it wouldnt close right, i had to close it hard than usual, so i was looking at the lining of the trunk where it seams with the body of the car, and noticed a magnet of that same diameter/size it wasnt allowing it to close properly, it was indenting itself to the inner lining of the body where it meets with the trunk, fortunately it wasnt noticeable, because it chipped away paint in that area, i put the magnet somewhere in the trunk for future reference.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by top
Does that magnet serve a purpose?
Yes.
It makes the chess pieces stick to the chess board.

Originally Posted by crasher
your not the only one that found a magnet on their ride....


my story is that i couldnt close my trunk, im accustomed to closing it and i know how much force is needed to close it (during a week of owning my car). suddenly it wouldnt close right, i had to close it hard than usual, so i was looking at the lining of the trunk where it seams with the body of the car, and noticed a magnet of that same diameter/size it wasnt allowing it to close properly, it was indenting itself to the inner lining of the body where it meets with the trunk, fortunately it wasnt noticeable, because it chipped away paint in that area, i put the magnet somewhere in the trunk for future reference.
That's weird.
Maybe magnets are a new fad in Japan. JDM fashion.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Is it part of the cam angle sensor?
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