Cause
Timing chain or belt out of alignment
Valve timing a tooth or more away from where it should be, usually after a belt or chain job. The engine runs and runs badly, and because the correlation code names the position sensors, the sensors are what get replaced. Worth suspecting strongly if the fault dates from the work rather than from nothing.
Typically specialist work. Needs equipment or training most home workshops do not have.
Some of these codes mean you should stop driving
10 of the 12 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 (12)
Codes where this is a likely explanation first, rather than merely a possible one.
- P0008 Engine Position System Performance — Bank 1 Likely for this code Stop driving High
- P0009 Engine Position System Performance — Bank 2 Likely for this code Stop driving High
- P0016 Crankshaft Position — Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1 Sensor A) Likely for this code Stop driving High
- P0018 Crankshaft Position — Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 2 Sensor A) Likely for this code Stop driving High
- P026B Injection Timing Performance Likely for this code Moderate
- P0017 Crankshaft Position — Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1 Sensor B) Stop driving High
- P0019 Crankshaft Position — Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 2 Sensor B) Stop driving High
- P0149 Fuel Timing Error Stop driving High
- P0216 Injector/Injection Timing Control Circuit Stop driving High
- P0314 Single Cylinder Misfire — Cylinder Not Specified Stop driving High
- P0322 Ignition/Distributor Engine Speed Input Circuit No Signal Stop driving High
- P050B Cold Start Ignition Timing Performance Moderate
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