Got check engine light on and had my friend remove it and said code #P0017 something cam etc ?
Was wondering if any one got it before and should I be worried.
It's a 11 gsr model with about 2000 mies and the following mods.
Ets intake
Ets upper lower ic pipes
Cobb down pipe
Cobb high flow cat
Cobb AP
Ivey tune
Stock cat back

Please if someone could help me, thanks.

 

P0017 MITSUBISHI - Crankshaft/Camshaft Exhaust Position Sensor Phase Problem

Possible causes
- Dirty Oil
- Timing belt/chain off one or more teeth
- Variable valve timing sprocket faulty
- Engine mechanical problems
- Faulty camshaft position sensor
- Faulty crankshaft position sensor

 

Have you had TSB 11-13-008 done?

Note that the list above (which appears to have been copied from another site) didn't include this or the oil-control solenoid.

 

What is TSB 11-13-008 ? And no I didn't change oil control solenoid

 

thats what that TSB is

 

I had this before, like the first poster replied, it can be all of the above problems. I took it to the dealer and they reset the ecu and in their words "relearned the timing chain". The problem then went away. If you're under warranty still, this should all be covered by the dealer. But best to hid your mods from them.

 

Out of curiosity, why suggest that he hide his mods? The one mod that he has that could be argued to have played a role in something like timing-chain stretch - viz., the tune - will still be detected when they check for reflashes (which they most-likely will do, on orders from corporate). Am I missing something here?

 

I had this same code pop up on me a couple of months ago. I reflashed to stock and removed the aftermarket intake and UICP. They had the car re-relearn the timing chain learned value, and reflashed the ecu with an update. As stated, best to remove mods if possible, in case the problem ends up really being a bad timing chain, which is a costly repair and could have Mitsu corporate balk at the warranty claim, blaming your mods (i.e. added power, torque, boost, etc.) for the premature failure.

 

Again the light came on
How do I take care of this problem with out taking it to the dealer, what do I need to replace ?
Please someone help me out.

 

just sent you a pm.

If you have someone local to you that has a tactrix cable either a tuner or someone that knows about flashing , they should be able to fix the error.

 

If you know someone with access to Mitsubishi MUTIII tool, then you can run the procedure to re-learn the timing chain learned value. Without that, I'm afraid you're stuck having to go to the dealer. That light will come back on after less than 100 miles each time you reset it.


I don't think so, Jerry....

 

I detuned and retuned with the Cobb and no luck light came back on.
But today it went out again, what does that mean when it goes out sometimes and comes back again on its own ? What should I check out ?

 

hmm interesting enough,
I had my friend with the same error.. except I did an extra step for him its called benching
no light ever since.

 

I'm not familiar with the extra step called "benching". What does that do?

 

And here goes the timing chain