Cam phaser problems… has anyone had it stop on its own?

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Does the rattle trigger a check engine light?

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Teo said:
Does the rattle trigger a check engine light?

Nope, no lights at all. Rattles for 2-3 seconds, then runs perfectly fine. I’m at 90k miles.

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Ari said:

Teo said:
Does the rattle trigger a check engine light?

Nope, no lights at all. Rattles for 2-3 seconds, then runs perfectly fine. I’m at 90k miles.

Cam phaser rattles usually last about a second since oil pressure builds up quickly. If it’s 2-3 seconds, it might be the wastegates instead.

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@V8Voyager
If it’s wastegates, that’s probably cheaper than phasers. I’ll dig into this more—thanks for the tip!

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Ari said:
@V8Voyager
If it’s wastegates, that’s probably cheaper than phasers. I’ll dig into this more—thanks for the tip!

Look up the Lowe’s spring mod—it might help.