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Old 01-15-2021, 04:46 PM
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What were the actual codes given by INPA. Need all of them
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It's in German but I think you can get the idea
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So the retarded timing went away
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You only swapped the cam vanos solenoids correct?
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well it only ran for 20 seconds before shutting itself off, Maybe it didn't have enough time to throw the timing code?
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yeah the camshaft exhaust sensors
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yeah the camshaft exhaust sensors



look like this. AH i see no I did not change those. I figured I would get a vanos code if those were to go bad
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Check for vacuum leak before going further down the rabbit hole.
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check for vacuum leak before going further down the rabbit hole.
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Just hope it is not the injectors
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Originally Posted by donpb
Check for vacuum leak before going further down the rabbit hole.
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Just hope it is not the injectors
I'll give it a shot thanks.
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