Hello.

So just these past days I had lots of stress because my Cam sensor failed. EPC lot was on, engine warning light was on, engine juddering. Lots of fun things.

Interesting, because that sensor was only replaced a year ago ( or roughly 4,000 miles ago) and me and my dad got a very large bill for it.

 

So went to a garage to replace this cam sensor, the next day I had another issue. I had gotten the car home okay, no issues. When I came to drive to college for an exam, the car lost a lot of power, accekeration was like walking pace. No engine light or anything though.

I got it into the same garage again that had replaced the Cam sensors day before, they said Crankshaft sensor at fault. They replaced it and then I took the 40-minute journey to and from college with no issues.

 

My mum was suspicious that the two things had to be done within a day of each other. Am I right or be suspicious also? 

You don't say which 1.2 engine variant this is (54 or 64 bhp?) 

Sensor failures are pretty rare, so it is extremely unlikely that both were at fault.

 

Cam sensor shouldn't be a big bill; it's very easy to change, and not that much to buy, even for a genuine part. Crank sensor is much more awkward to change.

 

 

It's the 1.2 54hp engine.

I did find it questionable that the crank sensor needed changing right after the cam sensor had been changed but both weren't very expensive. Makes me think the garage may of set it up slightly, but symptoms of the second fault were different ( second fault being the Crank sensor) so it's hard to guess really.

 

For less than £20 you can buy a suitable cable, set yourself up with the freeware version of VCDS on a laptop, and be able to read fault codes yourself.  

 

Have you asked the garage what fault codes (the numbers) they read at each stage? Or did they tell you? Could always ask now if they didn't write these down on any invoices.  You've paid for that info, really.