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Question: Camshaft possitioning

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tarlord, Holtsville, NY, January 21, 2011, 05:39
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Hi, there! My vw passat W8 is running rough, Had it check, after replacing 6 coils and two injectors,which was sum of the codes which flagged up.
Still not right, on start up fine , then 15-20 sec later idles rough, runs fine above 1700rpm.
Cam shaft to crank positioning error
Can this be reset or it is engine out and do cam belt?
thank you

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    dandd January 21, 2011, 11:25
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    I would check your cam shaft sensor(s), they do wear out. There is usually one for each bank of cylinders.

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    Visitor, June 30, 2011, 07:52

    I was having the same problem with mine luckily mine went out before my warranty was up so i took it to the dealer they replaced the camshaft actuator and it runs amazing now actually better than i remember

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