As posted in an earlier Thread, I had some engine drama this week..... Car would turn over but would not start...:nuts: So after a few nice words and a check with the ever trusty computer we discovered the Crank Angle Sensor in the Distributor was stuffed...:rant: So on the the phone i go ring all my suppliers and no one has a CAS...:cry: So I Ring Mitsubishi and they Quote me $ 1300 Trade for the Distributor and tell me that you can't buy the CAS seperate...:rocket: Now after a long talk with the Guy from mitsubishi to discuss if this price is because they didn't get the sales they were hoping for from the 380, I check with a few auto elec's in the area and have found that in the last week 5 other TE/KE magna's have suffered this problem...:( So I now have a new Distributor on its way(non genuine) for around $680....

So if you own a TE/KE and so on Just be mindful that it may go at any time like mine did...

As posted in an earlier Thread, I had some engine drama this week..... Car would turn over but would not start...:nuts: So after a few nice words and a check with the ever trusty computer we discovered the Crank Angle Sensor in the Distributor was stuffed...:rant: So on the the phone i go ring all my suppliers and no one has a CAS...:cry: So I Ring Mitsubishi and they Quote me $ 1300 Trade for the Distributor and tell me that you can't buy the CAS seperate...:rocket: Now after a long talk with the Guy from mitsubishi to discuss if this price is because they didn't get the sales they were hoping for from the 380, I check with a few auto elec's in the area and have found that in the last week 5 other TE/KE magna's have suffered this problem...:( So I now have a new Distributor on its way(non genuine) for around $680....

So if you own a TE/KE and so on Just be mindful that it may go at any time like mine did...


The workshop manual says the CAS is mounted down near the crankshaft - not in the dist. Could they mean the TDC sensor?
Let us know how you go with it.

Cheers, Barry

yeah a crank angle sensor should only be 150 absolute max.

u got ripped

I'm with Barry. According to Mitsu naming, the crank angle sensor is on the drivers side near the bottom under a cover next to the timing marks. The one in the distributor is the top dead centre sensor. Don't get the wrong one.