Aftermarket Cam Position Magnet, 03-05 Neon/SRT-4/03-10 PT Cruiser
Model Number: 220237-MAGNET
April 2023 - Mopar has discontinued the cam sensor magnet, and we have had to switch to this aftermarket supplied cam sensor magnet.
Some customers have reported issues with this magnet, and because we have no other options for other brands, we have no other brands to offer to you. We highly recommend pulling a OEM cam sensor magnet from a PT Cruiser turbo at a local junkyard.
If your Neon has been running a little rough and you are getting a check engine code: P0344, this code is for CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTERMITTENT. The idle can be rough and the engine will not rev past 2300rpms with this code.
Replacing the camshaft sensor will sometimes help but in some cases the problem is that the magnet needs to be replaced as well. Replacing both the sensor and magnet with new units is usually the fix needed to clear P0344.
This magnet works on all 2003-2005 Neons, 2003-2005 SRT-4's, also all 2003-2010 PT Cruisers.
Tech tip: Nigel at BrutalSpeed in NC once mentioned that when he installs these cam magnets, he puts RTV on the camshaft/back of the magnet. We believe he does this for two reasons 1) Bring the magnet a little closer to the sensor 2) Gives a little squish to the magnet to help prevent the magnet from cracking upon installation. We highly recommend you do this when installing.
Tech tip2: Jason Haughton posted this really good advice: People need to make sure they aren't leaking oil into the connector. The voltage on these lines is really low so any contamination in there will change the height of the square wave pulses being counted. I've fixed multiple cars that people thought had bag magnets and it was actually just a valve cover leak.
Tech tip3: this needs to be torqued to 30 inch lbs on the camshaft. We have seen lots of people tighten these too hard, and crack the magnet, which will affect the cars idle/running. Be careful, use a torque wrench when replacing this magnet!
Tech tip4: there are two posts on the magnet that only allow the magnet to be installed one way on the camshaft. One of the posts is offset, so during installation, it should just pop right onto the camshaft. If its not lining up, do not force it, spin the magnet around 180 degrees and gently try installing it again onto the camshaft.
