Symptoms

- Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)

Possible Causes

- Dirty or low engine oil - Valve timing - Oil control valve - Variable Valve Timing controller assembly - Engine Control Module (ECM)

When Detected

The P1349 code is triggered when the valve timing does not change from of current valve timing or the current valve timing is fixed.

Tech Notes

There is a service bulletin for the following Toyota models: 2002 Toyota Camry 2002 Toyota Solara 2001–2002 Toyota Highlander 2001-2002 Toyota RAV4 Toyota Service Bulletin OBDII Code P1349

Description

Variable Valve Timing (VVT) system controls the intake valve timing to proper timing in response to driving condition. The Engine Control Module (ECM) controls Oil Control Valve (OCV) to make the intake valve timing properly, and, oil pressure controlled with OCV is supplied to the VVT controller, and then, VVT controller changes relative position between the camshaft and the crankshaft.