1998 Ford Contour HELP!

1998 FORD CONTOUR
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JCOSTA1087
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1998 Ford Contour 4 cyl Automatic 65000 miles

I took this car to an ase master tech after it failed inspection for emissions the code P1381 which I was told was a camshaft sensor after having it replaced the engine light still stood on then this tech said that i had to do a procedure with a cam key and a pin to hold the engine in place but when i did this procedure it still wouldnt work and i did it right and i put the timing belt on right he said the sprocket on the cam could be broken. He also said that if i have a regular generic oil filter can also cause the light to go off because the right filter to have is a ford motorcraft oil filter cause of its special design i wanted to know if this was true and any other tips that you can tell me thanks
Oct 16, 2009 at 1:44 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Oil filter was a factor related to the codes
should check timing belt
if its off of any will give you this code
also possible the VCT valve need replacement
Oct 16, 2009 at 11:33 PM
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