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P0012 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for November 2009

Camshaft Position 'A' Over-Retarded (Bank 1)


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0012
Help Request Posted
2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWDD21C31
P0012: Camshaft A over retarded. I have done everything I can to get this car to behave and it should be operating correctly but the intake cam does not advance as it should. I have replaced the oil pump pickup for sludge, checked cam timing at least 6 times, adjusted it according to the pr...
November 03, 2009
2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWDD21C31
P0012: Camshaft A over retarded. I have done everything I can to get this car to behave and it should be operating correctly but the intake cam does not advance as it should. I have replaced the oil pump pickup for sludge, checked cam timing at least 6 times, adjusted it according to the pr...
November 04, 2009
2007 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, timing chain noise VIN: 1FTPW14V37
P0012: Intake Camshaft Position Timing Over Retarded (Bank 1). ... vibration, missfire, and knocking noise when coming to a stop. It took us a week of test driving this truck to verify complaint, but we did. There were no codes stored and no driveability concerns. When we finally experienced the problem what happened was,...
November 06, 2009