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Review on πŸ”© Enhanced Variable Valve Timing Solenoid by APDTY 028121 by Jose Strong

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great price, works and fits like the original.

My 2005 Chevy Colorado started running very hard straight away driving down the freeway. It could barely stay idle either. Of course the engine light came on and when I got home I pocketed my cheap but reliable OBD code scanner (also bought from Revain) which showed a few codes. Looking at the codes online, 99% of the comments on the Chevy forum and other online mechanics (of course) gave multiple doomsday diagnoses. However, a single mechanic wrote that the problem I was seeing (and the codes I was getting) indicated a bad camshaft actuator solenoid 95% of the time. Considering the price of this part I decided it was worth a try so I ordered it. Received it and (once I found where it was on the engine) installed it within 20 minutes with no problems. I then cleared the codes, ran it, and immediately my 2005 Chevy Colorado ran smoothly again. A month later it's still working great and the codes haven't returned.

Pros
  • Engine Front Right (Passenger side in front of engine; via coolant hose)
Cons
  • Operating RPM