Cause for the dreaded P0011/P0021 codes that everyone is curious about
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Cause for the dreaded P0011/P0021 codes that everyone is curious about
I have seen numerous amounts of these cars come in with the dreaded P0011/P0021 intake timing control codes and I have read numerous posts of how nobody knows the answer. I have repaired a bunch of these and it is indeed an oil pressure issue and not a sensor problem. When the front timing cover is removed you will see 2 caps held to the rear timing cover with phillips head screws. The paper gasket gets blown out and it blows oil right into the timing cover and causes pressure drop to the intake timing solenoids. There is an updated gasket that has metal inside the gasket to keep it from blowing apart like the paper gasket seen in images. This is why the codes keep coming back no matter what oil flushes and sensors are replaced. Hope this helps you guys.
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Warranty time is 12.5 hrs. because they want you to replace the whole rear cover which comes with the gaskets, but I think you can get the gaskets separately now. They can be changed without having to remove the entire rear cover. The only thing you will need to remove is the main timing chain. The 2 small chains do not have to be removed. I can do this job in about 7 hrs. give or take.
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I have seen numerous amounts of these cars come in with the dreaded P0011/P0021 intake timing control codes and I have read numerous posts of how nobody knows the answer. I have repaired a bunch of these and it is indeed an oil pressure issue and not a sensor problem. When the front timing cover is removed you will see 2 caps held to the rear timing cover with phillips head screws. The paper gasket gets blown out and it blows oil right into the timing cover and causes pressure drop to the intake timing solenoids. There is an updated gasket that has metal inside the gasket to keep it from blowing apart like the paper gasket seen in images. This is why the codes keep coming back no matter what oil flushes and sensors are replaced. Hope this helps you guys.
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Hey Infinitidude,
I don't have an oil pressure light illuminated, but I am throwing the SES code P0011 AND P0021 on my 2004 Infiniti G35 6m/t.
The car runs fine, except occasionally hard to start and I suspect the timing to be off.
With that said, do you it is the oil pressure still?
Thank you,
-Tom
I don't have an oil pressure light illuminated, but I am throwing the SES code P0011 AND P0021 on my 2004 Infiniti G35 6m/t.
The car runs fine, except occasionally hard to start and I suspect the timing to be off.
With that said, do you it is the oil pressure still?
Thank you,
-Tom
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Hey Infinitidude,
I don't have an oil pressure light illuminated, but I am throwing the SES code P0011 AND P0021 on my 2004 Infiniti G35 6m/t.
The car runs fine, except occasionally hard to start and I suspect the timing to be off.
With that said, do you it is the oil pressure still?
Thank you,
-Tom
I don't have an oil pressure light illuminated, but I am throwing the SES code P0011 AND P0021 on my 2004 Infiniti G35 6m/t.
The car runs fine, except occasionally hard to start and I suspect the timing to be off.
With that said, do you it is the oil pressure still?
Thank you,
-Tom
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I have seen numerous amounts of these cars come in with the dreaded P0011/P0021 intake timing control codes and I have read numerous posts of how nobody knows the answer. I have repaired a bunch of these and it is indeed an oil pressure issue and not a sensor problem. When the front timing cover is removed you will see 2 caps held to the rear timing cover with phillips head screws. The paper gasket gets blown out and it blows oil right into the timing cover and causes pressure drop to the intake timing solenoids. There is an updated gasket that has metal inside the gasket to keep it from blowing apart like the paper gasket seen in images. This is why the codes keep coming back no matter what oil flushes and sensors are replaced. Hope this helps you guys.
Last edited by bunkers20; 01-07-2014 at 10:44 PM.
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Yes the gaskets will fix the issue. I will check in the morning to see if the gaskets are indeed available separately. I will post the part numbers for you if they are available. I know at one time you could only get the gaskets with the cover itself which is crazy.
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bunkers20 (01-07-2014)
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I will check my oil and top up if I need to. Thanks a lot for the reply! I will update and let you know if it fixed it. I have take off the IVT solenoids and cleaned them a while ago. But I didn't check if they work or check resistance or shorts or anything.. so I will do that next if topping up the oil doesn't keep the codes away
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Yes the gaskets will fix the issue. I will check in the morning to see if the gaskets are indeed available separately. I will post the part numbers for you if they are available. I know at one time you could only get the gaskets with the cover itself which is crazy.