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P0016, P0018 Toyota

P0016, P0018 Toyota Diagnose and fix P0016, P0018 Toyota P0016, P0018 Toyota trouble codes are defined as: P0016 CRANKSHAFT POSITION – CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION (BANK 1 SENSOR A) P0018 CRANKSHAFT POSITION – CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION (BANK 2 SENSOR A) On engines with variable valve timing the ECM commands the variable valve timing (VVT) system to advance or retard camshaft timing. The system accomplishes this by duty cycling an oil control valve (OCV) that pulses oil pressure to the VVT controller. The ECM sets the intake camshaft to the most retarded … Read More

Dodge Ram P0016, P0013, P0014

What causes P0016, P0013, P0014 on Dodge Ram? If you encounter 2010 5.7L V-8 Dodge Ram P0016, P0013, P0014 trouble codes, don’t panic. These codes are all related and revolve around P0013. Here’s what’s going on. This V-8 engine has variable valve timing. The camshafts are rotated by hydraulic mechanisms to shift the valve opening timing based on commands from the PCM. The PCM pulses power to a solenoid to open and close an oil pressure port. The rapid opening and closing varies the oil pressure to the variable valve … Read More


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