P054C: During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too advanced
During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too advanced.
| Code | P054C |
|---|---|
| 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 P054C 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 P054C 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
- P0548 The exhaust gas temperature sensor (bank 2
- P0549 The exhaust gas temperature sensor (bank 2
- P054A During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too advanced
- P054B During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too retarded
- P054D During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too retarded
- P054E The idle control system fuel quantity is below normal
- P054F The idle control system fuel quantity is above normal
- P0550 The power steering pressure sensor has an electrical fault
- 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 P054C mean?
During a cold start, camshaft B timing is too advanced.
How do you clear P054C?
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, P054C 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.
