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Today, I went down to my local Harbor Freight and picked up a oil pressure test kit. $30 and 20% coupon applied.
I'm getting a low oil pressure indicator at low RPM.
With the oil pressure gauge installed, I'm getting 80psi on a cold engine at ~1000rpm and 45psi on a warm engine at ~600rpm.
According to Ford I need the following: Minimum 30 psi @ 1,500 rpm with engine at normal operating temperature
Since I get that, I am going to replace the oil pressure switch in the next couple hours and see what happens.
I'm getting a low oil pressure indicator at low RPM.
With the oil pressure gauge installed, I'm getting 80psi on a cold engine at ~1000rpm and 45psi on a warm engine at ~600rpm.
According to Ford I need the following: Minimum 30 psi @ 1,500 rpm with engine at normal operating temperature
Since I get that, I am going to replace the oil pressure switch in the next couple hours and see what happens.
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I replaced the oil pressure switch and I no longer get the low oil pressure dash indicator.
I still get the P0016 DTC and I believe it is a bad bank 1 intake phaser.
It is a big job, but I'm now going to replace both intake phasers.
I still get the P0016 DTC and I believe it is a bad bank 1 intake phaser.
It is a big job, but I'm now going to replace both intake phasers.
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Well, I finally got the phasers removed from the cams. I likely found the issue causing the P0016, but I don't know what caused this. The intake phaser guide hole is wallowed out causing the timing issue. The primary chain also skipped 3 notches on all sprockets. I purchased 2 new intake phasers and I will buy a new timing chain in case it got stretched out.
Any idea's what could have caused this beside primary timing belt skipping teeth?
Any idea's what could have caused this beside primary timing belt skipping teeth?
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What do you mean "how well the BG 109 worked?"
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I replaced the 2 intake phasers and realigned the timing chain. Explorer is fixed.
I still don't know what caused the issue. A bad VCT intake solenoid or jumped chain. What caused what?
I still don't know what caused the issue. A bad VCT intake solenoid or jumped chain. What caused what?
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Did you drop the engine or access the timing chain from above?
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What chain kit did you go with? Phasers from Ford?
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I went with a Duralast kit from Autozone and Ford Phazers.
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Any seals or orings replaced while you were in there? New water pump?
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So I have a 2014 Explorer sport that has been giving me some trouble.
I washed my engine bay after a couple hours of letting it cool down because I was going to change the plugs and the oil.
I changed the air filter, the plugs and boots, and the oil. Everything seemed fine and then we did the start up and we got the code P0016:00-E8 (Crankshaft Position- Camshaft Position Correlation- Bank1 Sensor A
I ordered a new positive terminal because the corrosion was eating away at the metal surround the post.
So we turned the code off and I drove the car for a week and it is running great with no sounds. The code came back on temporarily yesterday when I was going to pick up the new positive. When I got back in the car the check engine light disappeared again. So I guess my question is where should I start trying to figure out what needs to be fixed?
I washed my engine bay after a couple hours of letting it cool down because I was going to change the plugs and the oil.
I changed the air filter, the plugs and boots, and the oil. Everything seemed fine and then we did the start up and we got the code P0016:00-E8 (Crankshaft Position- Camshaft Position Correlation- Bank1 Sensor A
I ordered a new positive terminal because the corrosion was eating away at the metal surround the post.
So we turned the code off and I drove the car for a week and it is running great with no sounds. The code came back on temporarily yesterday when I was going to pick up the new positive. When I got back in the car the check engine light disappeared again. So I guess my question is where should I start trying to figure out what needs to be fixed?
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Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I went in there initially to replace the water pump. I put in new timing components while I had it opened up.
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This thread has a lot of good info in it:
www.explorerforum.com
Seems like a lot of folks with that code are having to replace the timing chain
Timing Chain Already???
2013 Explorer Sport w/ 102,000 miles... Two weeks ago CEL came on and threw a P0016 code (cam position sensor). Cleared it and it came back on today with the same code. Ran it over to my dealership and they are talking $3,500 repair (timing chain, tensioner, phasers, solenoids, etc.). Absolutely...
Seems like a lot of folks with that code are having to replace the timing chain
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Welcome to the Forum. 
There are several threads on that code in addition to the one Rick mentioned..
www.explorerforum.com
www.explorerforum.com
www.explorerforum.com
Good luck and please keep us updated.
Peter
There are several threads on that code in addition to the one Rick mentioned..
Explorer Code P0016
I have a P0016 code and was told to replace the crankshaft position sensor on the front bank, part SU14117. Looks like it could be a number of things so my question is, is this a good first start to fixing the problem? The part is cheap enough so I thought I would try it. Where is this...
Got the P0016 code need timing chain recommendations
so i am getting the P0016 code and the consensus that the Timing chain has stretched or as one guy pointed out an issue with one of the phasers. I have 131k and I think I will just do the timing chain and phasers and guides and tension era. Just wanting to know what the best kit out there is...
Proving Oil Changes?
Hi Helpful Folks, Last Saturday the CEL comes on in my Wife's 2014 Sport. We drive home and park it, I pull codes - Its a P0016. I read about that code here and decide I'm not messing with it. I do not clear the code. The car sits all weekend and Monday we drive it to the dealership. It...
Peter
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Here’s an update:
changed out the bank 1 sensor about a week ago and no codes came back yet. The vehicle is still running normal so still waiting to see what happens.
changed out the bank 1 sensor about a week ago and no codes came back yet. The vehicle is still running normal so still waiting to see what happens.
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Hello everyone so I just purchased a 2014 Ford Explorer Sport with the ecoboost that has about 70,000 miles and a P0016 code just popped up, I tried replacing the cam sensor closest to the firewall and also did oil change using motorcraft oil filter and mobil 1 synthetic oil, cleared the code and it comes right back on at idle or any other driving condition very quickly like within 10 minutes. Does anyone have any luck fixing this problem? Would changing the vvt solenoid valve work or is this for sure going to be a problem with the stretched timing chain?
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