error code, poss timing fault, sorry i know its well covered

[mark-mk3gti]

sorry all,

i know this is well documented and i have read a lot of it,

i bought a mk3 gti early sept and just found out 2days ago it wont go over 5k, which is most likley the timing,  but i picked up a reasonable vag-com and ran it on engine to see what if anything it threw up,

it did throw a code up which goes on  000515 and mentions camshaft position (hall) sensor intermittant

so does this confirm that timing is slightly out or is it something else, i left my laptop outside scanning modules so will double check the error code in a min, to get the wording exact,

sorry to ask but its booked in for mon morning and want to be prepared,  so sorry again for asking a question already asked, but i cant fully get my head round it

cheers

[mark-mk3gti]

1 Faults Found:
00515 - Camshaft Position (Hall) Sensor (G40)
            16-10 - Signal Outside Specifications - Intermittent
Readiness: N/A


is what it def says

thanks

[leegt5]

Is either the hall sensor on the dizzy is working intermitently or the timing is incorrect.

The way to check the timing is to set the engine to tdc the remove the dizzy cap and your rotor arm should be as picture 3 in the below image.

[mark-mk3gti]

hi thanks for that, ive seen ur solution before, its booked in, only 20quid to check the timing, so gonna print of what u posted and show em, obviously in the nicest possible way, dont wnat to come accross as trying to teach them to suck eggs, lol, shud be ok, i know them a bit..

cheers again

wanna get it sorted cos dunno if youve heard but there is a meet happening on fri in blackpool and fancy going, my mate fancies it with his e30 m3 so could be interesting,   its on un-phased if ur interested

[mark-mk3gti]

is it worth clearing it and driving round the block to see if it comes back? just wondering if it could of being there unnecessarly as the guy i got it off fitted the belt a while back earlier in the year, and maybe didnt notice it?  or would that be dangerous?

quite complex engines for old cars, and apparently sticklers for precision!  which is good..

cheers

[leegt5]

The best way to go about this, if you check the timing and everything it all lined up as it should be then its your hall sensor. As the car not revving over 5k is timing related and if everything is where it should be the only thing left to affect the timing is the hall sensor.

[mark-mk3gti]

hi again, little update

itook it this morn to be checked and they assure me its timed correctly, and ignition timing is ok,

so bit naffed off cos ws hoping for a quick fix, lol, and when i got in i used my cheapncheerfull vagcom lead an laptop and reset the code myself,  started engine and it come on, so reset it again while running, hey presto no 5k liimit, so i drove round a bit then stopped car and engine and started, couldnt get laptop on cos it went flat but the limiter was back at 5k, so to me this kinda points to the hall sensor causing the problem, would you agree? also the dizzy cap isnt very good, its cracked round the rear fitting, so could also cause me trouble?

cheeers

[mark-mk3gti]

hi again, saw ur other post about ur troubles, and was wondering, how did u get ur figure from 60odd down to 60?  mine is at 61 and the second box is saying 61 also, 

sorry to be a pain, not that mechanically minded, wondered if i nudged it slightly one way and reset the ecu whether it would sort its self out.

i got a pic of the read outs but cant get them to tag, lol

cheers for ur hellp

[mark-mk3gti]

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-S

Control Module Part Number: 037 906 025 H
  Component and/or Version: SIMOS 4S     ö       
           Software Coding:        1964
            Work Shop Code:
1 Fault Found:
00515 - Camshaft Position (Hall) Sensor (G40)
        16-10 - Signal Outside Specifications - Intermittent

so this error is prob cos the sensor is reading 61 instead of 57-60 or 1  but more concerningly why is it reading 61 instead of 5-8  :embarassed:

what a bu**er, any help much apreciated, sorry all for all the posts just wanted to get all the info accurate so u can see the fault exacty.
cheers

btw how easy is the hall sensor to change if i need to?

[axewielder]

hall sensor is built into dizzy, if its outside spec try resetting dizzy to tdc+ clearing codes