Hi Guys,
Before i take my car to a specialist and sign my life away i thought i'd reach out to the knowledgeable members on here to see if this issue can be fixed with ease.
I took my car in to my local garage to get the clutch replaced last week, when i returned to pick it up the clutch seemed to be engaging so that was great but for some reason the car was seriously sluggish like it's in limp mode. There were no engine lights flashing up so that puzzled me even more, the mechanic stated that is was like this after the clutch replacement and i was baffled since the engine area shouldn't even need to be touched when replacing a clutch. So i drove it home and just about got it onto the drive, after parking it I didn't have a clue what to do with the thing, i take it to the garage to fix one problem and come out with another . So i called the mechanic to let him know that its still in a sluggish state and he arrived at my house with a diagnostics machine to try and identify the issue, we discovered these two codes when scanning the car P0011 and P0021. These both relate to camshaft timing issues and the passenger side VTC solenoid not performing properly, that baffled me even more due to the fact that the car was running perfectly engine wise when i dropped it off for its clutch change. After finding out about these codes I checked that both plugs were on both of the solenoids completely and they were, i then discovered that the oil was rather low on the dipstick so i topped it up but not to the point where it was completely empty. I also discovered that after getting the clutch replaced a crack somehow appeared behind the back box where it connects to the midpipe where the o ring gasket sits and it now sounds terrible when the car is running idle or if its going down the road, but cant see that causing the whole engine to be sluggish. Before i invest in a new VTC unit are there any tips and tricks you guys know that i could try to fix this or is it a case of a straight swap on the solenoid?
Thanks in advance,
Alex