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Skoda Yeti engine issues

My 2013 Skoda Yeti with a gasoline engine is giving me fits. It starts poorly, and the engine stalls at idle sometimes. Plus, the check engine light is on. The error codes point to a camshaft sensor failure. Has this happened to anyone else?

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sinahuber8

Whoa, sounds like a pain! I had a similar issue with my Skoda (not a Yeti though). The engine was acting all weird, stumbling and stalling. The check engine light was on too. For me, it was the crankshaft position sensor. Maybe get that checked too?

nelesilber8 (Author)

Crankshaft position sensor, huh? What does that even do? And would that cause the same symptoms as a camshaft sensor failure? I'm getting engine misfire codes as well.

sinahuber8

The crankshaft sensor tells the engine control unit (ECU) the position and speed of the crankshaft. The camshaft sensor does the same for the camshaft. If either is off, the engine control gets confused. It can cause misfires, stalling, all sorts of problems. But since yours is throwing a camshaft sensor code, that's probably it. Maybe take it to a workshop?

nelesilber8 (Author)

Thanks for the help. It turned out the camshaft sensor was indeed defective. The encoder wheel on the camshafts was the problem, just like you suspected. Cost me 695€ to get it fixed.

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