P001C
A Camshaft Profile Control Circuit/Open Bank 2
Generic code
Ignition System
High severity
Hard repair
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What P001C means
- Camshaft and Crankshaft Position sensor timing out of sync
Possible symptoms
- Idle instability
- Poor acceleration or engine performance
- Excessive smoke from Exhaust
- Problems with ABS
Possible causes
- Bad sensor in the camshaft or crankshaft
- A damaged or loosened timing chain
- A faulty timing belt or timing chain
- Corroded or damaged sensor wiring
- Defective camshaft sensor
- Defective crankshaft sensor
Related parts
- Camshaft Position Sensor: The camshaft position sensor monitors the position of the camshaft to regulate fuel injection. Problems lead to stalling or car failing to start.
Possible solutions
- Resetting the fault codes and performing a road test
- Check the computer codes then documents the freeze frame data for the code
- The vehicle is tested to see if the codes come back
- Check OCV for correct resistance of approximately 6.9 to 7.9 ohms
- Traces and repairs any shorts or open circuits in the wiring
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