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Faulty camshaft position sensor

The sensor telling the module where the camshaft is, which is how injection and ignition are timed to the right cylinder. Its signal is compared against the crankshaft's, so a correlation code means the two disagree — and a stretched timing chain produces that with both sensors perfect.

Typically a moderate job.

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Some of these codes mean you should stop driving

29 of the 29 codes this can cause indicate a fault where continuing to drive risks damage or is unsafe. Which one you have matters more than the cause does — read the code's own page before deciding.

Codes this can cause (29)

Codes where this is a likely explanation first, rather than merely a possible one.

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