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P1383 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for October 2007

Variable Cam Timing Over-Retarded (Cylinder Bank 1)


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P1383
Help Request Posted
1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP6630W
Hello Group and thank you for your time, This 1998 Contour came to me with a check engine lamp on and a noise from the lower timing cover. Code related to the variable cam timing system and the noise was a bad lower timing belt idler pulley that had come apar...
October 15, 2007