B3331 Austin-healey Sport OBD Code

OBD/2 B3331 error code description and symptoms.

Variable Cam Timing Over-advanced (Bank 1) The comprehensive component monitor (CCM) monitors the VCT position for an over-advanced camshaft timing.
The test fails when the camshaft timing exceeds a maximum calibrated value or remains in an advanced position. Cam timing improperly set No oil flow to the VCT piston chamber Low oil pressure VCT solenoid valve stuck closed Camshaft advance mechanism binding (VCT unit) B3331 DTC is a check of the VCT unit.

One example of this would be when an automatic vehicle in placed in gear. To prevent the added drag from the torque converter and transmission from reducing the idling speed, the PCM will command the idle control valve to allow more air to enter the engine, while at the same time, adjusting the injector pulse width to inject more fuel to suit the increased amount of air. Note that the idle air control valve is closed by the PCM when the throttle plate is opened to prevent excess air from entering the engine.

B3331 Austin-healey Sport Error Code Repair Process :

For glow plug circuit high input (bank #1) check engine light is perhaps the most troubling of lights because it could mean so many different things, from you didn't screw the gas cap on tightly enough to look out for pistons flying through the hood and into the stratosphere. The easiest way to find out what this light is telling you is to hook your vehicle up to a scan tool. B3331 error code diagnostic tool looks a little like an oversized calculator and plugs into a communication port inside the car. After you instruct it to perform the scan, it speaks glow plug circuit high input (bank #1) with your car's computers to find out exactly what's prompting the light to turn on.

Common Causes of Austin-healey Sport B3331 OBD2 Code

A common cause of code B3331 is the failure of Glow Plug Circuit High Input (Bank #1), but there are several other possible causes as well, such as ;

Camshaft advance mechanism binding (VCT unit)
EVAP system hose leaking
Faulty front heated oxygen sensor
Three way catalyst converter Bank 1

B3331 is a kind of Body Trouble Code

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B3331 Austin-healey Sport OBD Code

B3331 Austin-healey Sport Error Code Repair Process :

Common Causes of Austin-healey Sport B3331 OBD2 Code

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