Hi,

This is on an 4.4 2000 X5

I bought the x5 as a non runner because it needed the guides and tranny done. Fixed both. Problem is I am getting a code 114. 114 camshaft sensor bank 2 Current to big. The code could have been there before doing the guides. I was hoping it was just a bad sensor. But a new BMW sensor did not fix the problem. From what I have read it can be caused the cam timing being off as well.

Using INPA to read the bank 2 cam timing there is some weird stuff going on, or seems weird to me. Camshaft Bank 2 Timing is usually around 10 (Bank 1 is 0) Vanos angle 2 is 10.20 (angle 1 is 0) Which would lead me to believe the cam is off. The weird thing is moves around quite a bit. Bank 2 will go down to 0 for a bit, then bounce up to 34, then drop back to 10. Angle 2 also move around from 0 to 34.

Is this normal behavior? ECU trying to correct back cam timing? Or is it mechanical? Vanos unit going out? (There is 0 rattle on startup) and I changed out the check valves when doing the chains.

Also about 1000Km after fixing the guides a very loud tick developed from the bank 2 valve cover. Definitely sounds like a stuck or bad lifter. (slow cam speed, not faster like a rod)

Any ideas?
Thank you
Steve