2.0 tdi camshaft fault code

Oct 12, 2005
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Hooked up carista and I’m getting a 00512 code which is camshaft position sensor not on reference. Any ideas. Fault comes back after been cleared. Car appears to drive fine.
 

BigJase88

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Apr 20, 2008
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Why when the car works fine? Surely just a fault reading error?

don’t replace it then


It only controls fuel injection / timing and that doesn’t sound very important :doh:

yes the car may run but will be running on default parameters and will obviously run correctly with a working sensor.
 
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SteveGSXR600K1

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Errors appear after a certain number of triggers. When you clear the fault with Carista it will be resetting this count.
If you don't trust Carista for fault reading, try something like Torque Lite which is a free app and will give you another view of what's going on.
Replacing the sensor looks easy and cheap, therefore I'd just get it replaced.
 

Rooster

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Engines will tolerate a faulty cam sensor, however as already mentioned will not run at optimum, unlike a crank sensor fault ( ask Vauxhall owners! )
 
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