Yellow engine light came on
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simonlpearce
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Google seems to point towards a vanos solenoid fault for that code, and that an oil change might help the situation.
swanicyouth
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P1553 is an exhaust Vanos solenoid code. A lot of people have experienced fixes by simply removing the solenoid, cleaning it with compressed air, and then changing the oil.
However, the cause could possibly be a cam sensor as well. There are two vanos solenoids (exhaust lower / green arrow):
Apparently, they are the same. For diagnostic purposes, you could remove both, swap them - and see if the code changes banks.
Honestly, if it was me - I'd probably just replace the exhaust solenoid with a new one, change the oil, clear the code, and be done with it. The solenoids are about $125 USD.
However, the cause could possibly be a cam sensor as well. There are two vanos solenoids (exhaust lower / green arrow):
Apparently, they are the same. For diagnostic purposes, you could remove both, swap them - and see if the code changes banks.
Honestly, if it was me - I'd probably just replace the exhaust solenoid with a new one, change the oil, clear the code, and be done with it. The solenoids are about $125 USD.
I had this issue and tried swapping the valves over - as said, they are the same. Went for a run and thought I was going to break down - kept stalling. I changed valves back and car was running OK again, but still with yellow light. I bought a new valve (about £70) and it cured the issue. Only a 15 minute job. 