Manufacturer-specific code

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• Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Cupra

  Crankshaft and camshaft position sensor signals out of sequence

  The camshaft is not where the engine computer expects it to be relative to the crankshaft. The engine timing may have moved.

  Likely causes, most likely first

  1. 01Stretched timing chain or failed chain tensioner (1.4 TSI EA111, 1.8/2.0 TFSI EA888)
  2. 02Timing belt jumped a tooth or stretched (older belt engines)
  3. 03Timing set wrongly after a belt or chain job
  4. 04Camshaft or crankshaft position sensor fault
  5. 05Damaged sensor wiring or trigger wheel

  Severity: Caution: get it checked soon · Workshop job