P0016 on a 60k mile car

[tomm.brz]

when you start for the first time the engine after a reset, vvt is going to activate 99,9999% of times as you leave the car idling and waiting.. just that
If you reset and car is medium hot , you could waste time trying to activate vvt

[kcratos]

Originally Posted by tomm.brz

at that mileage i d just have the mechanic open the front cover and change chains and retainers

anyway yes open the OCVs to clean them... i would also change them or at least 2 of them, they aren't expensive though
i've seen some car improve vvt precision swapping them new

With engine stone cold, disconnect battery, clean ocvs, reconnect battery and press 4 times throttle pedal slowly til floored and then release is slowly, with ignition on (2 times start button without clutch)

then crank engine on and leave it idling more than 5 minutes

Clean air filter and maf sensor possibly, it s not very normal for the engine to shut down randomly at crossroads

When you say change at least 2 of them you mean on one passenger side for the p0016 or the bottom ones?

Originally Posted by tomm.brz

when you start for the first time the engine after a reset, vvt is going to activate 99,9999% of times as you leave the car idling and waiting.. just that
If you reset and car is medium hot , you could waste time trying to activate vvt

I gatta be honest, I don't understand what you mean by this. This pedal dance you explain "press gas 4 times" what is this for?

[tomm.brz]

it helps recalibrating faster the accelerator pedal after a reflash

i said 2 ocv to save money
they re not so expesive but 4 of them is

[kcratos]

Originally Posted by tomm.brz

it helps recalibrating faster the accelerator pedal after a reflash

i said 2 ocv to save money
they re not so expesive but 4 of them is

I see, thank you. If I mess up the procedure, Would it calibrate by it self eventually?
Also if I replace only 2 ECVs to save money, I'm replacing the 2 on one side that I have the code right? in my case the passenger side with p0016

[tomm.brz]

either you change all 4 and delete the dilemma about them, or you take 1 or 2 and then you move them as they are the same in all 4 positions and you look for changes in error codes, i'd like to think some of them work good
Eitherless some people change them all, they aren't so expensive and also it's not a bad move to do

yes the pedal will calibrate eventually, it is just to reduce the wonky response it has initially after a reset/flash

[ShadowReaper]

Add another one to the bucket.

OCVs changed, oil change, reflash ecutek. Code persists. I'm going to try some ecutek finessing next.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by ShadowReaper

Add another one to the bucket.

OCVs changed, oil change, reflash ecutek. Code persists. I'm going to try some ecutek finessing next.

There is nothing in ecutek that will help. You either need a cam gear or the IPV values reset.

[kcratos]

Originally Posted by ShadowReaper

Add another one to the bucket.

OCVs changed, oil change, reflash ecutek. Code persists. I'm going to try some ecutek finessing next.

How does it drive though?

[Opie]

Originally Posted by ShadowReaper

Add another one to the bucket.

OCVs changed, oil change, reflash ecutek. Code persists. I'm going to try some ecutek finessing next.

When was your last oil change?

[ShadowReaper]

Originally Posted by kcratos

How does it drive though?

Car drives fine when the code is cleared, limp mode when the code comes back every second driving cycle.

[ShadowReaper]

Originally Posted by Opie

When was your last oil change?

Last one was 3 months ago, but I already had the code. I was bad and went 5k without oil change before that.

[ShadowReaper]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

There is nothing in ecutek that will help. You either need a cam gear or the IPV values reset.

What can reset ipv values?

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by ShadowReaper

What can reset ipv values?

I have heard that an autel 906bt and up or launch x431 can put ECU in test mode and get the IPV’s to reset.

[kcratos]

Originally Posted by tomm.brz

either you change all 4 and delete the dilemma about them, or you take 1 or 2 and then you move them as they are the same in all 4 positions and you look for changes in error codes, i'd like to think some of them work good
Eitherless some people change them all, they aren't so expensive and also it's not a bad move to do

yes the pedal will calibrate eventually, it is just to reduce the wonky response it has initially after a reset/flash

So, I replaced all 4 OCVs , reset code, it came back within an hour of driving around. The idle At supper low rpm takes a second to adjust. so it still shuts off on me at times, like 2% of the time when dropping into neutral or quickly clutching in.

Thinking what to do next.
also with the code showing I cannot shut off traction control.