P052D: During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 2 is too retarded
During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 2 is too retarded.
| Code | P052D |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P05xx, Speed, idle and auxiliary inputs |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P052D with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P052D with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
If the engine stores it over standard OBD, with FREE you read this code with its explanation for nothing and clear it. With PRO you also read the faults of every control unit and clear them in all of them.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P0529 The fan speed sensor fails now and then
- P052A During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 1 is too advanced
- P052B During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 1 is too retarded
- P052C During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 2 is too advanced
- P052E The positive sump ventilation regulator valve gives readings outside the normal
- P052F There is a fault in the glow plug control unit 1 system voltage
- P0530 A/C refrigerant pressure sensor: circuit fault
- P0531 The air conditioning refrigerant pressure sensor gives readings outside the
- P0500 Vehicle speed sensor malfunction
- P0501 Vehicle speed sensor range/performance
- P0502 Vehicle speed sensor circuit low input
- P0503 Vehicle speed sensor intermittent, erratic or high
What does code P052D mean?
During a cold start, camshaft timing on bank 2 is too retarded.
How do you clear P052D?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P052D comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
