joe@cms Member 129 Member For: 15y 6m 3d Gender: Male Posted 31/10/12 09:09 AM Share Posted 31/10/12 09:09 AM it could be an intermittent fault with cam solenoid, connectors, corroded terminals ??? the ecu monitors a voltage & if it falls out of a set range it actiavates a fault code.. do all of the easy stuff first........ check conectors both in the plug & cam solenoid spray with something like crc terminal cleaner then see how you go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turbosam Member 31 Member For: 14y 8m 8d Gender: Male Posted 31/10/12 09:20 AM Share Posted 31/10/12 09:20 AM Checked the code online and it came up with this:P1385 Variable Cam Timing Solenoid B MalfunctionSent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/10/12 09:39 AM Author Share Posted 31/10/12 09:39 AM thanx guys, yeh I'll pop the black cover off and spray some contact cleaner on the terminals.. hopefully I find something like a dud cable while I'm there..See how it goes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/10/12 12:41 PM Author Share Posted 31/10/12 12:41 PM (edited) P1385 Variable Cam Timing Solenoid B MalfunctionFound the plugs that go on the back of the variable cam gears both had broken tabs. The connector on the intake side was still pushed in but the exhaust side (presumably "Solenoid B") was just about fully unplugged so the connection wasn't made.Don't really get how they both broke but anyway................ hopefully that was all it was.For now I've put a dab of superglue on the top where the connection meets up which I can easily pull apart later when I cbf to replace the plugs.Funnily enough a while ago I was looking over my motor and found the plug that goes on inj. 3 was nearly ripped in half. I had to cable tie that 1 on at the time so it wouldn't come off. Luckily it hadn't already.Ive cleared the DTC's again so hopefully it'll come up with nothing next time I check it. Edited 31/10/12 12:49 PM by Kroozin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/10/12 02:20 PM Author Share Posted 31/10/12 02:20 PM just a thought.. if it was tuned with the exhaust solenoid disconnected is it going to change anything now that it is connected again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/11/12 01:14 AM Author Share Posted 01/11/12 01:14 AM Thank f*ck for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turbosam Member 31 Member For: 14y 8m 8d Gender: Male Posted 01/11/12 09:59 AM Share Posted 01/11/12 09:59 AM Good to hear the problem is gone!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 21d Gender: Male Posted 01/11/12 10:09 AM Share Posted 01/11/12 10:09 AM This is veeeery common on all b and f series falcons, as they get older the connectors get brittle from so many heat cycles and being plugged and unplugged for servicing requirements etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY ROD GOT OUT Member 434 Member For: 14y 3m 14d Posted 01/11/12 10:16 AM Share Posted 01/11/12 10:16 AM So are they an easy fix? One of mine is on the edge of snapping off as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 21d Gender: Male Posted 01/11/12 10:40 AM Share Posted 01/11/12 10:40 AM Well I just use a bit of sikaflex if they snap as it will hold the connector in and still be able to remove it. Easy to clean off and reapply and strong enough the connector wont come out, or you could go to the wreckers and find a connector that's not brittle and back the pins out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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