CAM SENSOR REPLACEMENT ON M111 ENGINE- BY Shizo- (His 7th post!

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Hey guys,

So there's been a number of threads on the M271 cam sensor, but not much
about the M111. I replaced mine today so I figured I'd provide a little info. Mine
was definitely leaking, but it doesn't look like too much oil made its way into the
harness as there's no oil on the O2 sensor connectors or at the other end by the
ECU. Hopefully I'm ok!

So first the obvious: the M111 only has one of these guys instead of two like on
the M271. While the parts from the different engines look the same they are
actually a little bit different. The M111 version as a larger hole opening in the
center. Further, they have different part numbers too. I was given the wrong one
initially from the dealer so I had a chance to compare the two (of course the
M111 sensor is more expensive than the M271 one - go figure!).

Anyways, here's a run down on what was involved.

Parts required:

Cam Sensor: 111-051-01-77 (73.95 CDN)

Starter Line: 271-150-27-33 (40.55 CDN)
Plug: 111-997-01-86 (3.75 CDN)

There's a bit more involved to get the magnet off on the M111 engine than the
M271, just because there is more crap in the way. First thing you want to remove
(obviously) is the air box cover. This shows what we're looking once that is out of
the way:
The red circle is the coolant sensor. This needs to be unplugged and then
removed from the housing using a 19mm wrench. Coolant will come out, so be
ready. Depending on how much comes out you will get a warning after you're
done re low coolant. In that case pick up some antifreeze agent from the dealer
(Q 1 03 0002), dilute half with water, add to the reservoir and you're good to go.
Moving on, the blue circle is the coolant hose from the reserve tank. This needs
to be removed too.

After that is done, undo the 3 torx bolts holding the magnet on. It should come off
pretty easy at this point, but this is where things get awkward: the nipple for the
coolant hose is in the way and the cam sensor can't be removed easily.

I had to get a hammer and a chisel to remove the center cap from the old cam
sensor. This needed to removed so that the coolant nipple could go through the
plug hole in the cam sensor. Make sure you clean up all the scraps of plastic cap
so they don't bung anything up.

This shows how the position of the sensor after chiseling out the plug hole.

The red circle shows the next piece that must be removed to get the sensor out.
Just undo the 8mm bolt in the middle while holding the round casing (it spins).
There are slots on the side that you can grab onto, I used a pair of adjustable
needle nose pliers. Note that there is no seal or gasket required between the
engine and the magnet.
Now the cam sensor can finally be removed from the engine. Here's the old one
beside the new:

It's pretty easy to put back together now. Slide the new sensor down over the
coolant nipple, bolt the cam housing back together, move the cam sensor into
position and bolt on, and then gently push the plug onto the sensor. I used a
punch and tapped lightly with a hammer until it was fully seated.

Finally I stuck the starter line on and it was good to go. Here's everything back
together.
The green circle is the plug for the starter line. The red and blue circles are the
coolant sensor and the coolant hose from the reserve tank.

Cheers.