P0011 Code thrown after VVT cam was installed. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BloodyFaizal · 03-20-2016, 11:43 PM

So here's the issue. My car recently had a 218/232 VVT Cam from Comp Cams installed in it. After getting it tuned by a renown tuner in the East Texas Area I was driving it and having a little fun going wot and what not. After about 50 miles of driving the car threw a code. I used my i2 handheld to see what the code was and it's P0011: A Camshaft Position - Timing Over - Advance or System Performance. Can anyone tell me whether this is a mechanical or tuning issue. Any help is appreciated at this point. My car hasn't touched 10k miles yet and would really appreciate the information. Thanks in advance.

BloodyFaizal · 03-21-2016, 12:28 PM

Bump. Really appreciate any insight on this.

trw427ss · 03-21-2016, 02:33 PM

It's probably mechanical. Cam installed incorrectly. That's generally the only time you will see that code.

hammdo · 03-21-2016, 04:14 PM

Phase limiter installed with the cam I assume?

-Don

ZOOMSS · 03-21-2016, 09:04 PM

I'm curious about the outcome too, I'm 99% sure I know which East Texas shop you took it too and I'm planning on having a tune done by them, so I'm very interested in the quality of their work and any how easy they are to deal with when mistakes need to be fixed.

BloodyFaizal · 03-23-2016, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ZOOMSS

I'm curious about the outcome too, I'm 99% sure I know which East Texas shop you took it too and I'm planning on having a tune done by them, so I'm very interested in the quality of their work and any how easy they are to deal with when mistakes need to be fixed.

Which shop are you talking about?

BloodyFaizal · 03-23-2016, 03:46 AM

The situation was resolved. The shop that did the install took the car apart and double checked there work. Everything on the mechanics end was good. Turned out I didn't recieve the vvt tables to give to my tuner which in turn was causing that code to pop up. After the vvt tables in my tune were adjusted and the code was cleared it didn't show up again. Cars running great.

Texas_RS · 03-23-2016, 01:44 PM

Glad you got it figured out! That had to be scary thinking that you were WOT on cam that was possibly installed wrong

BloodyFaizal · 03-23-2016, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas_RS

Glad you got it figured out! That had to be scary thinking that you were WOT on cam that was possibly installed wrong

Believe me it was!

ZOOMSS · 03-27-2016, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodyFaizal

Which shop are you talking about?

East Texas Muscle cars, seeing as they are closer to Tyler than Mast down in Nacogdoches. I worked as a mechanic for several years and between that and the nightmare experiences I have witnessed many people go through when dealing with small speedshops it's made me very picky about who I am willing to let touch my car when I'm not able to do the work myself. Good work doesn't always mean good business practices, so I'm glad to hear things turned out they way they did for you, especially if it is ETMC you are using.

BloodyFaizal · 03-28-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ZOOMSS

East Texas Muscle cars, seeing as they are closer to Tyler than Mast down in Nacogdoches. I worked as a mechanic for several years and between that and the nightmare experiences I have witnessed many people go through when dealing with small speedshops it's made me very picky about who I am willing to let touch my car when I'm not able to do the work myself. Good work doesn't always mean good business practices, so I'm glad to hear things turned out they way they did for you, especially if it is ETMC you are using.

I didn't use them I used a shop called Motorsports Mafia. They're pretty good about making sure the work is done correctly. They're located in Tyler, TX. If you think they haven't done something correctly they'll go through it again and double check the work done.

03-20-2016, 11:43 PM	#1
BloodyFaizal Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Black Join Date: May 2015 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 42	P0011 Code thrown after VVT cam was installed. So here's the issue. My car recently had a 218/232 VVT Cam from Comp Cams installed in it. After getting it tuned by a renown tuner in the East Texas Area I was driving it and having a little fun going wot and what not. After about 50 miles of driving the car threw a code. I used my i2 handheld to see what the code was and it's P0011: A Camshaft Position - Timing Over - Advance or System Performance. Can anyone tell me whether this is a mechanical or tuning issue. Any help is appreciated at this point. My car hasn't touched 10k miles yet and would really appreciate the information. Thanks in advance.

03-21-2016, 02:33 PM	#3
trw427ss Drives: 2013 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Denham Springs La. Posts: 811	It's probably mechanical. Cam installed incorrectly. That's generally the only time you will see that code. __________________ 2013 2SS/RS L99/A6 Crystal Red Metallic Tincoat 12.76@108.98mph Bone Stock 12.46@111.19mph with New Era CAI & U/D Pulley 12.12 @ 114.16 after Stainless Power headers and no tune yet on stock P-Zero's! 12.007@ 115.20 With 18" Drag Radials - 11.93 @115.19 Added a PTB 11.76 @116.59 With Yank SS3200 Converter - 11.63 @116.52 After PI and Tuning 11.44 @118.75 New Best 10.72 @127.93 after heads and Cam and Yank SS3600

03-21-2016, 04:14 PM	#4
hammdo 'It's an experiment' Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 8,694 View My Garage	Phase limiter installed with the cam I assume? -Don __________________ 747 RWHP 794 RWTQ "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." - Enzo Ferrari See My Build: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385577

03-23-2016, 01:44 PM	#8
Texas_RS Drives: 2013 1LE/SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dfw, Texas Posts: 898	Glad you got it figured out! That had to be scary thinking that you were WOT on cam that was possibly installed wrong __________________ Current mods: Stainless Power Long Tube Headers,Cat Delete,CAI Cold Air Intake,Vitesse throttle controller, Muffler/Resonator Delete w/dual tips. ADM Performance Tuned,BMR 1.25 lowering springs,R1 Concept Slotted/Dimpled Rotors.

03-21-2016, 12:28 PM	#2
BloodyFaizal Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Black Join Date: May 2015 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 42	Bump. Really appreciate any insight on this.

03-21-2016, 09:04 PM	#5
ZOOMSS Drives: 2010 Red Jewel 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 147 View My Garage	I'm curious about the outcome too, I'm 99% sure I know which East Texas shop you took it too and I'm planning on having a tune done by them, so I'm very interested in the quality of their work and any how easy they are to deal with when mistakes need to be fixed.

03-23-2016, 03:46 AM	#7
BloodyFaizal Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS Black Join Date: May 2015 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 42	The situation was resolved. The shop that did the install took the car apart and double checked there work. Everything on the mechanics end was good. Turned out I didn't recieve the vvt tables to give to my tuner which in turn was causing that code to pop up. After the vvt tables in my tune were adjusted and the code was cleared it didn't show up again. Cars running great.