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has your check engine light suddenly
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popped on and after scanning you see the
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p0011 code staring back at you don't
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worry in this video I'm breaking down
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p0011 code means what causes it and most
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importantly how to fix it and stick
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around till the end because I'll also
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share a mechanic secret that could keep
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this code from ever coming back first
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let's understand the meaning of
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p0011 code stands for cam shaft position
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timing over Advanced or system
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performance on Bank One in simple terms
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your engine's variable valve timing
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system is out of sync your cam shaft is
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advancing too much too early or it's
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completely stuck in an advanced position
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than the ECM commanded it to be now let
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discuss the common causes of e
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0011 trouble code reason number one low
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or dirty engine oil think of your engine
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oil as the lifeblood of your car the VVT
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system relies on clean highquality oil
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to adjust the cam shaft timing smoothly
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but if your oil is old dirty or too low
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it can clog the tiny oil passages in the
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system leading to delayed or stuck cam
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shaft timing this can cause your engine
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to run rough sluggish or even stall at
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idle reason number two faulty V VT
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solenoid the VVT solenoid also called
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the oil control valve is like the brain
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of the cam shaft Timing System it tells
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the cam shaft when to advance or
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timing by regulating oil flow if this
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solenoid is stuck clogged or completely
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dead your cam shaft timing can get
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thrown off triggering the p0011
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code you might notice a rough idle
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hesitation when accelerating or poor
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fuel economy reason number three stuck
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or faulty cam shaft phaser the cam shaft
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phaser is a critical part of the VVT
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system it adjusts the cam shaft's
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position dynamically but if it gets
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stuck in the advanced position your
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timing will always be off this can cause
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your engine to feel sluggish misfire or
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even have trouble starting
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reason number four timing chain or belt
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issues your engine's timing chain or
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belt keeps the cam shaft and crankshaft
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in perfect sync but if the chain
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stretches Skips a tooth or becomes
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misaligned the cam shaft timing gets
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thrown off triggering the
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p0011 code a stretch timing chain is a
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serious problem and if left unchecked it
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could lead to catastrophic engine
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failure reason number five bad cam shaft
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position sensor the cam shaft position
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sensor tells your engine's computer
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exactly where the cam shaft is at all
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times if this sensor fails the ECU won't
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know the correct timing which can lead
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p0011 code hard starts and rough idling
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you might also notice poor acceleration
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or random misfires because the fuel
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injection timing is completely off
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here's the mechanic secret to keeping
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the p 0011 code from ever coming back
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one change your oil on time two use
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highquality oil that meets your engine's
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viscosity needs three clean your VVT
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solenoid every 50,000 mil and that's it
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