Check Engine Light

[DsmRob]

I have a friend w/ a '03 VW Passat 1.8T and its throwing a cel for p0011 Camshaft A over advance. Alldata dosent really go into a lot of detail for that code. Jw if anyone here has seen it. Thanks in advance!

[Willdue]

ask vwvortex

[CleanNeon98]

I've seen check engine lights on VWs pretty often haha jk

[sherwood]

check it out on vortex...just search the code number and i bet u have atleast 20 threads.

[dsmtuner]

Did he run it low on oil? You will get the fault if you run out of oil. Did you try clearing it and see if it domes back. If it does then the engine is out of time. This is the order in which I would do the work.

Check the timing belt to see if the crank and cams line up. If If not, retime it. If they do line up and the fault is still there, you are going to have to remove the valve cover and check the timing chain to see if it lines up. If it not, you will need to remove the intake cam and the adjuster to retime it. If it is ok but the fault still remains the next thing you should probably do is an oil pressure test. Those engines have a really bad problem with sludging up, and remember it uses oil pressure to actuate the cam adjuster, so if the oil pressure is down then the cam adjuster isn't going to work properly. If it is low then you will need to flush it(VW recomends BG engine flush), and replace the oil pump pickup tube, and possibly the oil pump. You are also supposed to replace a bunch of hoses and oil feed lines, there a huge TSB about it. If all this is good and you are still getting the fault then it may need a cam adjuster, but they are pretty expensive so I would be sure that everything else is good first before you throw one at it.

If you need any more info just PM me and I can help you out further.

[DsmRob]

I searched vwvortex and abt 3 threads poped up. From what I've read sounds like either time for a timing belt service or a bad cam adjuster. I'm gonna clear the code and see if it comes back on.

Thanks Doug for the good info I'll shoot you a pm if I have any issues.

[vDevilu]

Oops... guess it helps to read whole thread... but if your friend needs more scanning. I am close by
in limerick. I have Vag-com (vw diagnostics).

[DsmRob]

Oops... guess it helps to read whole thread... but if your friend needs more scanning. I am close by
in limerick. I have Vag-com (vw diagnostics).

I have it figured out for the most part but thanks.