XC70 00MY P0014 Cam Position Code

[db130]

yes, i ended up changing the camshaft position sensor which at the time cost me about $150. i see that the price has gone up to around $200 from online wholesalers(dealer retail is ~$246)..

i have to tell you though that the code came back 8 days after i installed the camshaft position sensor, although the camshaft position sensor did fix the intermittent hard start problem. i changed the oil shortly thereafter and and have been keeping tabs on the oil level. Before the new camshaft position sensor, I'd get the P0014 every two weeks or so. After the new camshaft position sensor+oil change, the interval started to grow longer. I last had the P0014 back on 01/05/2009.

By the way, when was the last time you had the oil changed?

[larryh]

I still think you (both now) have the timing off. Shops can, and do get the timing off when they change the belts on the vvt cars. it is tricky to keep things positioned and the crank mark is invisible. as was the case in my car (only it was me that did it the crappy work as soon as I purchased the car) the car ran fine..mine was a tiny bit sluggish but i didn't even notice that until it was corrected. The code can be very intermittant.
Good luck

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db130 - I changed the oil about 4k miles ago. I use Mobil1 and she burns very little oil. The oil still looks good too. I'm going to change it soon, but even after I've changed it in the past the light comes on so it doesn't seem to make a difference.

larryh - do you have any tips on how to best check the timing?

thanks in advance.

[db130]

Just a quick update... It is now 14 weeks and counting since I last saw the P0014 code. Proper oil pressure/quality+new camshaft position sensor apparently was the cure.

I going to have to dispute the assertion that the timing belt is off by one tooth on my car. I have an aftermarket vacuum/boost gauge on the a-pillar and the vacuum/boost readings during idle/acceleration/deceleration are all spot-on for "factory spec."

[Jbw99v70t5]

Ok so i had same problem only my timeing belt was done 20 k ago and had no problems until i was geting on to freeway stood on the gas real hard to get out in to a lane and all was good car was running fine no check light got to wear i was going turned off the car went in to store vame back out started car .....fucking check light comes on ahhhhhhahhhh !!!!!!!!! Iam shure you know what i mean so i run codes ...erase codes start car no light turn it off and start it right back up ...light comes back on so i think i will just turn the camshaft gear a little and see if that works ...no luck .....so here is what i did
.i took the cover plug off the exhaust vcct pulley watch out and be reddy for oil to come out of it then i took off the solenoid that controls it put some WD-40 and some carb cleaner down the Halls. But my Torx socket inside the point. And rock the camshaft back and forth number of times. This helps flush the wall out. And release the cam from being advanced. I put it all back together and no engine codes. I would just have to be careful when standing on the freeway until I get a new pulley. I hope this helps.