Can push starting a car with a dead battery cause your timing belt to slip? My '96 is throwing a code for the cam position sensor. I changed the sensor and the CE light is still on. Ever since the problem started, my truck tends to buck or surge a lot especially when it's cold. I've been reading some posts and it sounds like my oil pump sprocket jumped a notch. I've never changed a timing belt...looking for some advice re. realigning the belt. ADDITIONAL INFO: Engine is 2.3L and Diagnostic Trouble Code is P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Malfunction

 

Welcome to FTE.
You may have more than one problem.
Would be helpful to know which engine you have & how many miles on it.
Have the computer scanned for trouble codes & post All of the code Numbers you have, as they can provide good trouble shooting clues.

 

I didn't mention that I also had been having some problems with the battery getting discharged. Almost 100% of the time the battery would go dead only after it rained. This had been going on all year, but I had not really had a problem with the battery for the last few months. The CE light has still been lit all along. The last week, I had been having battery trouble rain or no rain.

I found that the alternator had a short. Changing the alternator, cured my engine surging, turned off the CE light and took care of the battery issues. I found the alternator issue by running an ammeter in series with the negative battery post and then pulling fuses until I saw a drop in current draw. Pulling the alternator fuse made the current draw go down to nearly zero. I pulled the small wire from the alternator with the fuse reinstalled and it also showed a total drop in current draw. Problem Solved!