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Title: confusing fault codes
Post by: birdman on 30 July 2011, 20:12:44

hi,i need some help!!!!
03 2.2 petrol gls, spanner light illumimates after a couple of miles driving,bought an Autel maxiscan MS509,no stored codes,but pending P1555 P0170 P1130,occasionally MIL light will come on reading P0340,all will reset but return! car drives like a dream? confused!! :D

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: RobG on 30 July 2011, 20:15:01

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hi,i need some help!!!!
03 2.2 petrol gls, spanner light illumimates after a couple of miles driving,bought an Autel maxiscan MS509,no stored codes,but pending P1555 P0170 P1130,occasionally MIL light will come on reading P0340,all will reset but return! car drives like a dream? confused!! :D

Change the cam sensor using genuine only from VX

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: birdman on 30 July 2011, 21:30:02

is it usual for a faulty cam sensor to throw up other codes?quite a mine field these codes!!

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: RobG on 30 July 2011, 21:43:58

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is it usual for a faulty cam sensor to throw up other codes?quite a mine field these codes!!

Yep

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: birdman on 30 July 2011, 21:56:34

£50 gen vaux cam sensor,hope it works! just bought this car with known fault,history shows its had a new maf sensor and both o2 sensors and throttle body clean,all gen vaux,but previous owner still had problem!! ;)

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: birdman on 05 August 2011, 19:15:15

fitted new genuine cam sensor,problem solved!!! thanks for the advice  :y

Title: Re: confusing fault codes
Post by: RobG on 05 August 2011, 19:16:24

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fitted new genuine cam sensor,problem solved!!! thanks for the advice  :y

Glad it was that simple :y