QuestionI asked Roland a question and he replied to get an odometer reading. He is maxed out and I am unable to send a reply back to him to move further. I sent him this question:
We are having issues with the minivan that results in a drastic jerking motion when driving. We were told that it should be two sensors creating the problem, so we replaced the crank and cam sensors. The first time we replaced them they were not oem sensors, but the problem did fix for a week. Now the problem is back and we were told that we should have replaced the sensors with oem sensors. We got the oem sensors and replaced them, the problem will not stop, and the check engine light will not go off. When we turn off the van and turn the key back to on, the check engine light blinks 10 times. We are told it could possibly be the flywheel (flexplate), we are hoping it to be a simpler issue for we do not have the money for major repairs. Is there something else we could check?? He replied with this answer: Hi Ed,
The most efficient thing would be to get a fault code readout for the possibility that the engine computer has recognized the source of the issue. Try the ignition key:"on-off-on-off-on and leave on" doing that in 5 seconds or less elapsed time. Then watch the odometer window to see if the mileage changes to show instead 4-digit numbers preceded by a P. Let me know what those are and we'll go from there. If that doesn't work, then an Autozone parts store will often plug in a code reader to a socket by the steering column and get fault codes that way, for free. An independent shop should do it for under $40. If there are no codes, then the possibilitiy of something mechanical in the drivetrain may be the issue (cv-joint for example). But the check engine light suggests we will find a relevant fault code one way or the other.Roland
The reading I got from the odometer is P0016, could you help me further with this issue Please
AnswerP0016-CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT TIMING MISALIGNMENT
POSSIBLE CAUSES
INTERMITTENT CONDITION
CHECKING INTERMITTENT CMP SIGNAL WITH LAB
CMP WIRE HARNESS INSPECTION
TONE WHEEL/PULSE RING INSPECTION
CKP WIRE HARNESS INSPECTION
TONE WHEEL/PULSE RING INSPECTION
INTERMITTENT CKP SIGNAL
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
