pumped81 Member 49 Member For: 20y 1m 5d Location: Tassie Posted 11/02/06 04:59 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 04:59 AM (edited) Ok ive been having a bit of trouble with my T. When cold, it runs fine, as the temp rises to around a quarter the car starts to surge and splutter while driving, doesn't matter whether its under load or just free wheeling. It carries on like this for a few minutes then settles fown to normal. Overall performance of the car is good and doesnt seem to be affected.Anyway..A friend of mine is the service manager for a Ford dealer (very handy) so he hooked up their CPU to my car and found the following error codes..P1340 camshaft position sensor bP1381 timing over advance B1P 1386 timing over advance B2XR6T's arent a popular car down here and therefore he hasnt had much experience with them. He suggested removing the rocker cover and checking the timing sensors, as they tend to collect all sorts of grime, he said to give them a clean and this might fix the problem..Any advice??? Edited 11/02/06 05:01 AM by pumped81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1axr TEAM BLUEPRINT Member 913 Member For: 21y 9m 7d Location: Perth W.A. Posted 11/02/06 05:12 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 05:12 AM Ok ive been having a bit of trouble with my T. When cold, it runs fine, as the temp rises to around a quarter the car starts to surge and splutter while driving, doesn't matter whether its under load or just free wheeling. It carries on like this for a few minutes then settles fown to normal. Overall performance of the car is good and doesnt seem to be affected.Anyway..A friend of mine is the service manager for a Ford dealer (very handy) so he hooked up their CPU to my car and found the following error codes..P1340 camshaft position sensor bP1381 timing over advance B1P 1386 timing over advance B2XR6T's arent a popular car down here and therefore he hasnt had much experience with them. He suggested removing the rocker cover and checking the timing sensors, as they tend to collect all sorts of grime, he said to give them a clean and this might fix the problem..Any advice???<{POST_SNAPBACK}>only one question.if your mate is the service manager, why the fig isn't he fixing the car for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 21y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 11/02/06 06:30 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 06:30 AM And your mate should have the suggested actions for those codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumped81 Member 49 Member For: 20y 1m 5d Location: Tassie Posted 11/02/06 07:14 AM Author Share Posted 11/02/06 07:14 AM (edited) He isnt fixing it because he is the service manager, not a mechanic that works on the cars. Also my car isnt under warranty with his dealer, so any work done there is at my cost. Basically he finds out what the mechanics would do to my car, and I perform the repairs.Maybe I should re-phrase my question. Has anyone had similar problems, or got the same codes? Edited 11/02/06 07:15 AM by pumped81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 11/02/06 07:27 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 07:27 AM Mate if your car is still within it's new car warranty period it's covered by warranty at ALL Ford dealers, not just the one you purchased the car from.In any case it looks like you have some sort of timing problem for sure, which would explain why it's running rough at times.I've asked a friend of mine who knows a bit about these things to have a look at this thread and see if he can help you. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 11/02/06 08:59 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 08:59 AM Mate if your car is still within it's new car warranty period it's covered by warranty at ALL Ford dealers, not just the one you purchased the car from.And what's more, dealers claim back the cost of warranty work from Ford right? I was told it's in their own interest to take on warranty work in most cases (assuming it's legit etc etc).As for the codes, Fords should be able to tell you what you need to know. They have numerous manuals on hand to detail the various procedures to undertake. Customers usually don't get to see the codes that get flagged, unless they ask.Looks like you need to get them to dig into their manuals for you.Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 11/02/06 09:22 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 09:22 AM MAYBE...Give your throttle body a clean, you'd be amazed at all the crap that gets built up in there.Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORDTECH Member 383 Member For: 21y 5m 12d Location: On the edge Posted 11/02/06 11:27 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 11:27 AM Pumped81, Firstly if your car is still covered by the 3year/100,000km warranty then you can have it looked at and repaired at "ANY" Ford dealer in the country.Code P1340 indicates there is either a problem with the Camshaft Position Sensor CID2(I6 Exh camshaft) sensor circuit or sensor coherency(a difference in both cam sensor readings).This is more than likely a direct result of the other codes that have been logged.Code P1381 & P1386 indicates both camshafts are over advancing.This can be caused by the one of the OCV's(Oil Control Valve) going into fully closed position.The other camshaft then has to play "catch up" so to speak and hence the 2 codes.Now if you go back to the first code (P1340) it is a pretty safe bet to say that it's the Exhaust Cam OCV that is the problem.There is a good chance that it will only require cleaning and,to be honest,unless you are mechanically minded and able it's not the sort of thing you should take on.It could also be the wiring to the OCV's has shorted to earth and is holding one of the OCV's closed.This is reasonably simple to check.Just remove the air intake off the top of the engine and remove the black plastic coil cover off the rocker cover.Have seen a couple short out the wires on the raised mounting point at the front end of the rocker cover.(see attached pic)To be honest,if it's under warranty get the dealer to do it.Hope this helpsFORDTECH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 13d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 11/02/06 11:45 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 11:45 AM FORDTECH you rock...A brilliant example as to why this forum is in existence...The sharing of info is one of the main reasons as to why I'm here... without it I and many others are on their own with warranty/quality control issues...Nice one!Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 11/02/06 12:56 PM Share Posted 11/02/06 12:56 PM I've asked a friend of mine who knows a bit about these things to have a look at this thread and see if he can help you. Stay tuned. I told you I would get someone to help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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