How to Fix Variable Valve Timing Code P0011 P0012 P0013 P0014 "Free Fix"
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2019
- Fix codes P0011 p0012 p0013 and p0014 for free use these tips and tricks I show you in this video. Just a few easy checks and other tips and tricks you can try before wasting any money on automotive repairs or parts.
All these codes set due to variable valve timing be over advanced due to sticking, dirty or faulty vvt solenoid. In many cases, the variable valve timing solenoid does not need to be replaced and can be as simple as changing your engine oil.
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Hey dude. I need to do this lol. I tried removing the solenoid without removing the cover but it is stuck in there and I don't know how much force to use to get it out. If I remove the timing cover as seen on your workspace in your video, is there any small parts not seen ( springs, seals, I guess anything that would complicate the remove and replace of the timing cover) I am handy, but a rookie.i assume the solenoid would be much easier to get out with the cover off.. I hope you see this. Very helpful and great videos. Guys like you that motivated me to even becoming a rookie.thanks again
@@greglake6721 do you did remove the cover?
Flat rate mechanic, can you tell me if the infiniti magnetic retarder is removable and if it is in fact the same part as the Nissan retarder for the Maxima? Infiniti only sells the cover as an assembly with retarder and selenoid! I already spent 200 on a new selenoid because the old one was cracked!
@@Letedwin1107 any reply? I found 2 exploded diagrams for a 07 G35x, one shows 3 round timing cover seals. I have to take the cam cover off to remove the solenoid and will replace the gasket, but I don't know if I need to order the seals.
Thanks man. I will get my oil changed 1st then go from there. Much appreciated video
Thanks for the video! Saved me from spending thousands of dollars on what turned out to be a simple oil change.
great break down. gave me hope that i can do it myself.
THANKS A LOT YOU SAVE ME A LOT OF MONEY MY CAR NEEDED OIL AND THE SHOP WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
Hell yeah 3rd video now with the same result......guys my 350z will be running again in about 20 min.....good shit
Awesome video. I have a 2011 Infinity ex 35. Sprayed the solenoids down real good with break cleaner and cleared the code for about a month of regular driving. Code keeps coming back. Trying to find a solution besides cleaning these once a month. Tested solenoids with the probe and no issues.
Wow thanks will definitely try these suggestions. Ty ty for sharing
Great video! Thank you
Thank you so much! This helped me fix my g37. Ordered the part from Amazon and installed it. The G is running like new again!
Still running good? And do you know which part you ordered
He is talking about the solenoid
Thank you for this video i needed to see this one
You very welcome, glad it helped out.
2 thumbs up I seen your video 1:33 mark you give so much information ,thank you great ,awsome video man
fantastic info thank you very much
Thanks alot for this; I drew a p0011, 0343. Can't quite find the solenoid on my 2011 2.5L jetta. Thank you
Thank you! I had the P0011 code on my '02 Infiniti I35 and the car was running like crap. I was prepared to take it to the shop, given the challenges of removing the intake manifold. Apparently my oil level had gotten too low. I decided to change the oil first, since it was nearly due, and you had mentioned it specifically. After the oil change, it runs like a champ again, and the code hasn't come back.
on older infiniti's this p0011 code could mean low oil, just like you've found out. on newer ones '09+ this is most likely related to gallery gasket failure, which means the whole front timing cover has to come off...
thank you very good video
One of the best videos I’ve seen on UA-cam no sh!t. Great video! Thanks buddy!
This is brilliant - I can't figure why so many people thumbed it down. I have a 2.0 petrol X-trail in UK (Infinity in US I think). For several months I'd been getting two P1110 codes but the car seemed to drive fine apart from occasional idle lumpiness and stall - (no limp mode - so I just kept clearing the EML). After some Google time I finally got round to removing the solenoid (A right PITA when done in situ with big hands) (tip: a deep 50mm long 10mm socket puts a ratchet in the best place) and found it was real clean inside with no filter over the apertures and nothing happens with 12v applied on the bench - I now think it was duff when I bought the car used. After refitting it till the replacement arrives I left the plug off and got two P1111 codes - still no limp mode and able to acheive over 6000 revs driving uphill in first (auto). I'll edit this after trying the new one with the plug on and off at idle as I suspect a quick way to check is the idle speed might change slightly.
There is a lot more involved in a P0011 code than just one solenoid, hopefully you get lucky and this is it but I doubt it........
@@lard1892 Do please tell us all then... :-)
I have a 2012 G37 which just started throwing a P0011 about a week ago. My fault. I completely dropped the ball on oil changes and it was not only super low, but very sludged up. I immediately added clean oil, a new filter and some SeaFoam. Drove about 300 miles and had that new oil changed. Added more SeaFoam to the fresh oil too. So far the P0011 keeps returning on each start-up. I pulled the passenger side solenoid and it came out looking as clean as the one you show in the video...I guess SeaFoam really works! Did the actuation test and the valve is fine. Still getting a P0011 though.
I swapped the bank 1 and bank 2 cam sensors. These were actually covered heavily in sludge. :-( Still setting P0011 (vs P0021) so the cam sensors seem fine. I'm guessing the crankshaft sensor is fine as both codes would likely set simultaneously. (?) The car has never set P0021.
I noticed you didn't mention anything about the cam sprockets. I've read that the cam sprockets can get packed with sludge and at that point, they require replacement with new sprockets. Is this true, or just an Infiniti dealer mechanic's opinion? Can the sprockets not be cleaned of sludge vs having to purchase them new at ~$500 each? I would think soaking them in carb cleaner overnight, or even for a few days, followed by a compressed air blow-out might do the trick.
Looks like the intake valve timing control cover (bank 1) and sprocket are the next components I should remove, check and clean (if possible).
Update: I fixed it yesterday. Turned out the encoder ring had slipped about 10 degrees. It’s pressed on to the cam phaser. I was able to remove it and reposition it. All is well now!
Thanks for updating with a fix
do you have pics or diagrams ass to what you did?
What is an encoder ring can you please elaborate?
@@JDMimportsFTW This pic shows the issue: cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.myg37.com-vbulletin/1300x957/cam_5911bc40a84254230d24ef41c5216d306f1b7881.png
Very good!!
Good stuff man!
Thanks
Thanks explain me just why those 35 disliked this nice simply educational video!
Thanks bro💪🏽
Excellent
Thanks bro, this video was very helpful.
Thanks glad it helped
Thanks for this video. I was getting the code, and the car stalled twice while at idle. I cleaned the intake actuator, cleared the code, and it hasn't returned. Fingers crossed!
What's the intake actuator?
I think he means throttle body
It's the VVT solenoid.
Did it ever come back?
Thanks a lot, we want to new model problem video"
I see some of your gasket rubber fused to your timing cover. I have this issue with large amounts fused to both the cover and the engine where it connects. Is it ok to leave what doesn't gently scrape off?
Great video will this work for Mercedes s550 as well?
I have a 2010 FX35 and was able to change the driver side one pretty easy. The Passenger side cover is not easy as the final bolt is located begind the pully. we removed the pully but still wasnt able to get access to the bolt.
Little late to the game here but my 2015 Altima has p0011 and p0014. Camshaft timing issue. I’ve seen these videos showing that it’s the two camshaft sensors on the top. For bank A and bank B. That what you have in your hand is a crankshaft sensor. They are on the other side of the engine. Crank, exhaust and forgot the other. I’m trying to get clarification that the camshaft sensors are the ones on the top right of the engine and are the cause of the 14 and 11 code. So I don’t have to pull all them
I got codes p0300 and p0021 and I removed the soliniod and tested it with a 9v battery and it did not move at all and made no sound all it gave me was a little spark on the one of the prongs I then tested with my car battery and nothing could this be the problem ? My car is a 07 g35x Infiniti and is running very very rough
What tool did you use to take the bolt in the middle off ?
I have code p0011 on peugeot 207 1.6 vti. I have changed oil and filter cleanned all the gunk and installed a new intake solenoid problem still comes back. Could it be the vanos?? I also swapped the vanos from another 207 that i have and problem still returns. But cannot vouch for the condition for either vanos.
I wish I saw your vehicle before I got started. What is the name of the cover? I can’t get the VVT solenoid to go back in the hole. I am trying to remove the cover now.
them screens have little clips you can undo to take them off to clean and or inspect part.
2010 Nissan maxima throwing a p0024 code. Will this procedure work ??
What about a P2088 code on a wrx. Can’t figure it out. Changed both vvt’s and still getting code
I’m getting a p0011 code. When I took my vvt solenoid out it was stuck in the upward position. Should I change it?
Woul this make ur motor have vvt rattle if the solenoid is bad?
Man i just change the oil on my 2009 g37 and the car die on my I have the codes p0011 and p0345 and thecar dosent even crank so if i change this culd it help
How about if it is also getting multiple misfire codes
I have a Ford 2018 Escape the engine spins and does not work. I have code p0012 + p0014. I changed the fat and filter and changed the vvt bank 1 and cleaned the grease pressure sensor. I took out the spark plug and checked it. There is a fireball and the smell of fuel is present in the engine. I checked all the fuse and all this and the engine did not work. I am tired. Can you help?
Thanks for the great video. I'm in need of some more help. I ended getting the code P0014 on my 2009 Maxima. Said bank 1, so I roll uped the sleeves and started getting to it. I have to say that's definetley a pretty big job not impossible but not easy. Anyway I got to the camsahft cover and removed it. Then I removed the 10mm bolt holding the solenoid/actuater, tested it like you showed us. It wasn't dirty or had no sludge. It had worked by adding power to it. So this leads me to the next part in that cover. Which is the Exhaust Valve Control Magnet Retartder. Many questions on that. I really don't want to install everything back until I'm 100 percent that I don't have to replace that part. I brought it to a local mechanic he put some sort of tester to the harness part and he said it seems to be working. I asked him how would that Magnet retarder go bad. He really had no answer. So here I'm left with the car all apart and not sure what to do from this point? How would that part go bad? How can I do a test to verify that it doesn't need changing? I actually brought the car to the first mechanic that's worked on my car before when the check engine light came on. He ran codes also and said the it was the Magnet Retartder. The second mechanic says that part rarely goes bad and it should be the Solenoid/actuater. In this video I believe you said that you didn't want to talk about the Magnet Retarder, so it sounded like you might have a video about that part? Please help, the dealer didn't even know what that part was. I found that part on line for $150-$175 plus shipping. But when I called them they didn't know much about that part either. Do you have a source that sells the kit with it? Please help.....Thanks!!!!
i know it's been at least a year since you've posted, but def sounds like the magnet retarder had gone out.
What happened did u solve it I am having problem and no code appears !
@@mfmf3713
Yes and No..... No meaning I ended replacing the solenoid myself with a used one from the salvage yard. But I had tested it like this video shows. Long story short the P0011 code was the worst thing that had happened to me with a car ever. I couldn't get the car to run right. I took it to 2-3 mechanics and they couldn't figure it out or fix it. I finally took the car to a technician for Nissan at the dealership and yes even they struggled. Had my car for days. I got lucky they fixed it is what I felt. By far Nissan is the worst car ever!!!! Only problems from day one. Less than 100k miles and I have replaced everything. Fast forward 1.5 years had no issues and again the car is throwing the dreaded P0011 code. My recommendation is to definetlly bring it to a Nissan dealership. These other guys couldn't fix it. Best of luck!!!@@mfmf3713
Hey bro my vvt got cracked in there in the driver side it’s hard to get out
THANKS! my car is throwing P0014 so I took it to Nissan and they wanna charge me $2000 to replace this! Got a weekend Project now.
How did it go
@@infamousnova changed out the sensors but the whole housing needed to be swapped not just sensors cause it kept throwing codes after I changed them.
@@V3RSATILE86 thats crazy
@@V3RSATILE86 so the housing itself has some type of sensor?
What is the housing ? Please clarify!!
I have a p1092 vvel bank 2 code has my car in limp mode and doesn’t let me rev past 1rmp
I have p0024 on my 07 infiniti g35 can this kill the battery
I got on my c1 Citroen p0011 code I rebild a engine because oil rings now it shows me this think I changed a valve and still pops up that code 😢
How about P0024 code?how to fix it,thanks
i'm getting a P0081 INFINITI Code - Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Bank 2 where is bank 2?
Changed the vvt valve on my c4 picassio 1.6 vti no change
I have a p0011 with a clicking noise to go along with it. Could the timing chain be hitting the timing cover?
What kind of car? I have the same issue ever figure anything out?
@@lemonaid8678 2007 Nissan murano, timing chain was bad😡
EVERYDAY HUSTLE dang that’s what I’m
Afraid to find out.
@@lemonaid8678 1,300 bucks had to do a timing kit and water pump. Nissan cvt are BS😡
What if I've already changed this part within the last year
Is it possible to have symptoms with no engine light? maybe dirty oil causing them to open slow or not open all the way but not trip any light/codes?
Yes.
Do you have to drain the oil to change this part?
no
Hello, can you tell me where i can find this on a Mercedes A45 AMG ? Regards
The Mercedes dealership
Hello I switched both VVT Solenoids and I got the code again after 2 days what else could the code be?
Where they cheap solenoids? Always best to get the recommended naturally more expensive OEM products. I'd be interested to hear how it turned out since I popped a P0011 code about a week ago and my car gradually slowed to a sputter over a few days?? I guess this is called "Limp mode" a preprogrammed defense mechanism Infiniti's have in place to prevent further damage. Thanks 👍
@@lgarla23 They were maybe $35 or so the ones you have on should have the serial number sticker I just typed it and bought them on Amazon. :)
Is that the sprocket?
Omg thank God for guys like you because a lot of mechanics screw you, especially if your a girl.
Sad but true, glad i could help.
What model of G35 is this one , what year, coupe or sedan ?
2011 g37
Just had same code pop up on 04 g35 sedan 😒, bout half full of oil on the dip and 3,2k miles... should i tryn change oil first before i buy thie solenoid and intake air temp sensor
Is Code P0024 the same for P0014?
Hi there ,
I got a code P0013, does this mean it is the exhaust side solenoid?
Thanks in advance
If it says b then its exhaust side a is intake side. Intake is grey. Exhaust is black.
I replaced the exhaust and intake valve and I still show P0011
Hi, so I changed both intake and exhaust selonoid as well as the camshaft timing sensor and I am still getting the p0014 code. Any ideas as to what I should look at next? Thank you
Oil change?
Oil change should be the 1st thing. Thats alot of money spent.
I have a 2017 maxima my problem code is p0025 I’m so frustrated it won’t go away
FYI... VARIABLE Timing is a Bosch design rebadged everywhere
Would this cause the engine to knock or vibrate
jay brooks yes or exhaust ones. Put a live scanner on it
Mine is knocking or vibrating. What is a live scanner?
Hi I own a nissan sentra 2004 1.8L and I got the p0011 code.I changed the camshaft position sensor, reset the system and the code pops up again. I changed the valuable valve timing and the problem still remains. Why?
If you have tha solution get me please....
@@urielreyes469 because it is the vtc cover. it has the 2 sensors built into it from the dealership. the problem actually lies in the magnet inside the cover. that big looking wheel is called a variable valve timing retarder. not sold seperately. must buy with whole vtc cover. expensive.
Can someone please tell me how to get the soliniod out on a 2007 g35x there are 2 hoses in the way that will absolutely not let the soliniod out I need the car fixed ASAP can someone please help me!
Did you fix it or not?
Edwin Candelario yes I did this fixed my problem!!!!
Edwin Candelario I changed the vvt
We’re you getting a ticking sound around 2K rpm please help me
mine says camshaft position timing .. is this it? or is it something different. I got the code : p0011
T O K Y O same thing
Twig light went away after a oil change bro
T O K Y O lucky. Mine’s still there 😔
Nissan cars use 8mm bolts on their VVT Solenoids
Mines came with a P03344 code with a P0011
Ok well initially I got a p0011 and p0021 code. Motor kicked and bucked.
(about two week before this, the cam shaft sensor went south and car stalled, replaced the sensor and motor was running fine)
Topped off my oil, cleared codes and got the p0011 back., though motor acted normally.
Got an oil change and installed a new VVT solenoid on the passenger side ( it appears that the P0011 is for passenger side , right)
cleared code, and periodically I still get the code, with motor acting normally.
My oil pressure is about 15 psi at idle and 50-60 at speed (based on marks on gauge).
I'm at a lost as to what to try next.
What kind of car?
@@FlatRateMechanic oops...2005 350z
@@cfauvel Did you have a timing relearn done after. The manual method does not always work and may have to been done at the dealer.
The Flat Rate Mechanic
Nope didn’t do that.
Start car, warm it up in N at idle
Then hold car at 2000rpm for 20 secs, right?
I took the tension cover off to see any gasket material around the galley cover, but couldn’t really see anything ( charging up my borescope to see better).
What do I ask for at the dealer?
@@cfauvel That is correct it took me so many attempts for it to work on a similar car I thought I was going to have to bring it to the dealer. Clear codes and do it several more time. If not change have the dealer do a valve timing relearn. Only the dealer level scan tool can do this. If still have a problem after that you could be looking at a worn time chain or bad timing chain tensioner.
So was the pencil ✏️
So you don't have to buy a new one?
Are you an alcoholic I noticed your hands were really shaky? Anyways I appreciate your detailed video I have an Infiniti myself and am trying to diagnose my P0011 code that has caused my car to basically stop running. Thank you
Please help. I just bought a new car and this code of P0014 was coming up on my 2014 Kia forte EX
What happened was that the car stalled when I was going about 30MPH on the highway. I pulled off to the side of the road and tried to start it. The car did not start. Instead, what i got was a SINGLE click when trying to turn the car.
I then continued to start the car and when I opened the hood of the car I noticed trails of smoke coming from the engine. I was not able to locate the source of the smoke. All I can say is that the smoke was from the right side of the engine and that it smelled like burning wires.
So although I bought the car as-is, the dealer was nice enough to look at the car since the car stalled just a few hours after buying the car.
Now the dealer wants to replace the starter. I don't feel that this is the issue because the car stalled. I would be BEYOND glad to receive any help.
Here is the link to a photo where I saw the smoke coming from: ibb.co/ZSsv9JV
Here is the link showing the component information : www.kifomanual.com/components_location-434.html
Your video title says valuable when it should be variable.
Thanks for pointing that out. Opps
is it a VALUABLE or VARIABLE valve timing solenoid
Variable
p0011toyota,camry
To bad you can't explain how it works.
Is this part from a g35 Infiniti?