cam actuator code

>>17371796
buy a nice OBDII scanner, a decent one will run you about $80, it will work on any car newer than like 97 and it will tell you all the trouble codes of the car, i got mine on amazon and its not bad at all, they have one that syncs to an app on your phone too.

anyway, buy one of those, plug it into the scan port and whatever problem this is will pop up on your scanner as a trouble code, then just google the code(s) and see what the problem is.

Think the cam is having trouble actuating bro

>>17371796
If the VVEL system is fucked you're going to probably end up pulling the heads.

Run away. It's either a cam sensor or a vvt solenoid. More than likely it's bad bearings and bearing material has plugged up the solenoid. I have had three vq engines do that. Fucking junk.

>>17371935
Damn man i head vq engines were good though. So the car has 90 k miles on it... Is this issue tied to driving it hard or is it just a bad engine?

>>17372035
Bet on owner neglect. These systems run on engine oil and debris from infrequent maintenance can cause failure.

>>17371796
Buy a mint one faggot. Stop trying to save a buck. Any money you save up front will be spent in the long run bringing it back to 100%

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>>17371796
>The salesman said

>>17372143
At least he said.

The hydraulic timing chain tensioner requires a tear down of most the top end to change. Easier to pull the engine. When the oil inlet screen gets plugged with bearing material it causes problems. When the car is ran low on oil the vvt oil driven solenoid takes a shit. If it was just a cam sensor it may be fine. The only cam sensors what will work have to be bought from a dealer, aftermarket ones have the wrong polarity for some reason. I will absolutely never have a fucking vq35de, vq35de revup, vq35hr, vq37 ever again. Fuck those pos oil burning engines. If it is the magnetic exhaust cam controller its around 600-1200$ for that part.

The vq37 and hr have gaskets that fail in the oil channels causing those problems. This gasket is behind the front timing cover. Requires engine removal. This leaking gasket causes a loss of oil pressure to the hydraulic cam controller. Will also wipe out the cam journals, and everything in the top end. It's not neglect just design flaws.

>>17372714
And that's why you avoid Nissan these days...

>>17372714
But there are plenty of g37 that have reached 200k plus miles and still going... And this one craps out at 90k?

My buddy has a g35 with over 230k, still drives it daily and redlight races every chance he gets. Original motor and stock everything.