Check engine light on - Toyota Yaris Forums

kcty · 07-17-2007, 04:09 PM

My '07 Yaris has about 34,000 miles on it and my check engine light just came on.

I took it to the dealer and they said that the car had a problem with one of the cam gears. He didn't go into a lot of details, but they have the part on order and I have to take the car back tomorrow. For now they say it is safe to drive.

This is what the diagnosis was on my invoice:

Code P0012-- CAM SHAFT A OVER RETARDED BANK 1
ORDERED GEAR AND VALVE COVER GASKET

Just an FYI for people that might have the same problem soon. I know I probably have a few more miles on my car than a lot of people, so I don't know if this problem has been seen a lot yet or not.

Shroomster · 07-17-2007, 05:50 PM

hmmm something I can look into maybe....

Shroomster · 07-18-2007, 07:34 PM

update us when you get the service invoice...and show us some $0.00's hehe

kcty · 07-18-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shroomster

update us when you get the service invoice...and show us some $0.00's hehe

lol... You bet. They were suppose to have it done today, but I called at 4:30 and he told me that they still had the engine apart. They set me up with a rental and sent me on my way. It should be done tomorrow.

kcty · 07-19-2007, 04:36 PM

Get this..... The dealer has finished working on my car, engine is back together and running fine, but it's still throwing the CEL. Nice......

The Toyota tech guys are telling them the part (I'm guessing the cam gear) is bad and they have to replace it again. Of course they don't have the part in stock, so it is on order and should be here tomorrow.

Wow..... I just want my car back. I'm starting to miss it.

Shroomster · 07-21-2007, 01:56 PM

hehe nice...lovin' the 0's

drifto · 07-22-2007, 02:32 AM

yay for warranty work

if your timing was off at a dangerous level your car would idle like a top fuel car.

there is a parameter set by the ecu that if timing is slightly off the ecu will correct it automatically. however if the timing was so bad that it exceeded the set parameter the light would stay on and your car would sound like shit. basically you would know it messed up. anyways though glad your car is running better now.

Toyota Technician · 07-22-2007, 12:51 PM

i have done that tsb a few times on the scion xb's and it is a internal failure of the vvt-i actuator im not sure what fails in them because u cannot take the actuator apart toyota will not pay the dealer for it if they notice its been apart. and this particular repair is quite large, u have to remove the whole belt side of the engine including the timing cover to get to the tensioner, and the timing cover, which seals with fipg is even funner to get back on without wiping the fipge off the cover in 1 inch of space.

msfire671 · 11-10-2008, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Toyota Technician

i have done that tsb a few times on the scion xb's and it is a internal failure of the vvt-i actuator im not sure what fails in them because u cannot take the actuator apart toyota will not pay the dealer for it if they notice its been apart. and this particular repair is quite large, u have to remove the whole belt side of the engine including the timing cover to get to the tensioner, and the timing cover, which seals with fipg is even funner to get back on without wiping the fipge off the cover in 1 inch of space.

whooo! thats alot to take in!

baseballfan416 · 03-10-2012, 08:54 PM

Went over an unavoidable bump today doing about 40mph and got this code. Reset the ecu at advanced and the code hasn't come back yet. We've had some odd weather (15 degrees one day, 40 the following evening, back to 20's the following day and so on), so it wouldn't surprise me if it's just funky wiring.

07-17-2007, 04:09 PM	#1
kcty Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 22	Check engine light on My '07 Yaris has about 34,000 miles on it and my check engine light just came on. I took it to the dealer and they said that the car had a problem with one of the cam gears. He didn't go into a lot of details, but they have the part on order and I have to take the car back tomorrow. For now they say it is safe to drive. This is what the diagnosis was on my invoice: Code P0012-- CAM SHAFT A OVER RETARDED BANK 1 ORDERED GEAR AND VALVE COVER GASKET Just an FYI for people that might have the same problem soon. I know I probably have a few more miles on my car than a lot of people, so I don't know if this problem has been seen a lot yet or not.

07-19-2007, 04:36 PM	#5
kcty Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 22	Get this..... The dealer has finished working on my car, engine is back together and running fine, but it's still throwing the CEL. Nice...... The Toyota tech guys are telling them the part (I'm guessing the cam gear) is bad and they have to replace it again. Of course they don't have the part in stock, so it is on order and should be here tomorrow. Wow..... I just want my car back. I'm starting to miss it. __________________

07-22-2007, 02:32 AM	#7
drifto View User's Garage Drives: 07 5spd Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 251	yay for warranty work if your timing was off at a dangerous level your car would idle like a top fuel car. there is a parameter set by the ecu that if timing is slightly off the ecu will correct it automatically. however if the timing was so bad that it exceeded the set parameter the light would stay on and your car would sound like shit. basically you would know it messed up. anyways though glad your car is running better now. __________________ Going from drift to grip... 07 Yaris LB 5spd AE86 Corolla GTS 5spd http://microimage.ning.com/ http://www.microimageonline.com/store.html

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Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	update us when you get the service invoice...and show us some $0.00's hehe

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Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	hehe nice...lovin' the 0's

07-22-2007, 12:51 PM	#8
Toyota Technician Drives: 2007 Red Yaris LB MT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: west virginia Posts: 12	i have done that tsb a few times on the scion xb's and it is a internal failure of the vvt-i actuator im not sure what fails in them because u cannot take the actuator apart toyota will not pay the dealer for it if they notice its been apart. and this particular repair is quite large, u have to remove the whole belt side of the engine including the timing cover to get to the tensioner, and the timing cover, which seals with fipg is even funner to get back on without wiping the fipge off the cover in 1 inch of space.

03-10-2012, 08:54 PM	#10
baseballfan416 Drives: 2017 L 3-door Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Milwaukee, Wi Posts: 161	Went over an unavoidable bump today doing about 40mph and got this code. Reset the ecu at advanced and the code hasn't come back yet. We've had some odd weather (15 degrees one day, 40 the following evening, back to 20's the following day and so on), so it wouldn't surprise me if it's just funky wiring.