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P2185 is a trouble code, showing engine coolant temperature sensor 2 circuit is high  2008 Honda Accord  coolant temperature sensor  Click Here to read about coolant temperature sensor of toyota vehicles when the ECU  of the vehicle is not receiving signal from the coolant sensor or the signal reaching the ECU is low, it'll set that code P2185 and pop up the check engine light.  Symptoms of p2185 the only noticeable symptom is the check engine light, at times the engine may run on rich mixture, causing poor fuel economy. Possible causes of p2185 WATCH THE VIDEO sensor being removed blocked or leaking thermostat low coolant level  air bubble in the cooling system bad coolant temperature sensor Possible solution of p2185 check the sensor location and make sure it's not being removed, especially when you replace the radiator. the brand new radiator don't usually come with the coolant temperature sensor but a drain plug. You need to replace the drain...

 Don't ruin your car engine.  Trial and error sucks Know sensor  Knock sensor  Knock sensor  Circuit Description  A flat type knock sensor (non–resonant type) has the structure that can detect vibration in a wider band of the frequency from about 6 kHz to 15 kHz and has the following features. Knock sensors are fitted on the cylinder block to detect engine knocking. The knock sensor contains a piezoelectric element which generates voltage when it becomes deformed. The generation of the voltage occurs when the cylinder block vibrates due to the knocking. If the engine knocking occurs, in order to suppress it, the ignition timing is retarded. MONITOR DESCRIPTION The knock sensor, located on the cylinder block, detects spark knocks. When the spark knocks occur, the sensor picks–up vibrates in a specific frequency range.  When the ECM detects the voltage in this frequency range, it retards the ignition timing to suppress the spark knock. The ECM also sense...

 P0016 is a Toyota malfunctions DTC , that means  the readings of the camshaft position sensor does not correlate with that of the crankshaft position sensor.  crankshaft position sensor cam position sensor Causes of P0016 trouble Code  if you don't change engine oil and filter in time   N ot using the recommended engine oil for the engine    Faulty camshaft position sensor     Wrong engine timing Symptoms of P0016 trouble code        intermittent loss of power         hard starting         hard acceleration         engine overheating           engine vibration when idling with air condition working Different ways to resolve the P0016 trouble code      change engine oil and oil filter, with the recommended oil for your engine         clean   VVTi oil...

When your Toyota or Lexus cars have just started idling rough or not accelerating easily the way it used to be, you plugged in a scanner and found out the codes P0015 P0017 (both current), as shown below. when this happens, the engine-valve timing is altered.  P0015   P0017 how can engine-valve timing be altered even when no body loosed the engine? Most of the new model vehicle are equipped with variable valve timing inlet (VVTi) camshafts, which help adjust the valve timing of the vehicle when operating on certain loads, to help boost the engine performance at that particular instance. then readjust the timing to the normal point on average working conditions.  But when an ECU commanded the VVTi cam gear to return to the normal point and it's not working, this'll prompt the computer to throw the code P0015 or P0017 or both accuring at the same time, with the check engine showing on the dashboard. When the cam gear failed to return to the normal point after adjustment, th...