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P1381 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for November 2013

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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P1381
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1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP6538W
P1381: Variable Cam Timing Over-Advanced (Cylinder Bank 1). Seems to be a recurring problem now - some condition still is triggering the fault code. Here is the Ford description. 'The Variable Camshaft Timing (VTC) solenoid effects the inlet camshaft timing only. The actuator is a helical spline type, which is engine ...
November 04, 2013
1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP6538W
P1381: Variable Cam Timing Over-Advanced (Cylinder Bank 1). Seems to be a recurring problem now - some condition still is triggering the fault code. Here is the Ford description. 'The Variable Camshaft Timing (VTC) solenoid effects the inlet camshaft timing only. The actuator is a helical spline type, which is engine ...
November 05, 2013
1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGEJ8643W
P1381: Camshaft Position Sensor 1 Circuit Malfunction. this vehicle came to our shop and had a p1381 code. he had already had some one else replace a map sensor out of state on a trip then this code emerged. we had replaced the alternator over a month ago already due to a bad bearing. I looked up code and found po...
November 11, 2013