rickyg
Junior Member
I have seen conflicting answers on this question. I am getting fault codes P0012 and P0022, at 97,000 miles on a 2008 Ford GT with 4.6L 3 valve engine. The car runs terribly and stalls, though for first two to three minutes, it actually runs normally, then goes downhill after the oil starts warming up. My goal is to first replace the VCT solenoids, then reassess if its the camshaft or possibly phasers.
To replace the two VCT solenoids on this car, do I need to remove the valve covers on each side of the engine, or can I do it by simply removing the grommet caps over each solenoid, at the front part of each valve cover? On the 5.4 L engine, I am fairly sure you can do it through the grommet caps. However I believe the bore is too small on the 4.6 liter 3 valve, so I may be stuck taking off the valve covers on each side? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Photo attached is passenger side VCT solenoid, with grommet cap removed.
![VCT cap.jpg VCT cap.jpg](https://www.s197forum.com/data/attachments/74/74562-76e40a1c1e4b3a6d480e159e4b9e7487.jpg)
To replace the two VCT solenoids on this car, do I need to remove the valve covers on each side of the engine, or can I do it by simply removing the grommet caps over each solenoid, at the front part of each valve cover? On the 5.4 L engine, I am fairly sure you can do it through the grommet caps. However I believe the bore is too small on the 4.6 liter 3 valve, so I may be stuck taking off the valve covers on each side? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Photo attached is passenger side VCT solenoid, with grommet cap removed.
![VCT cap.jpg VCT cap.jpg](https://www.s197forum.com/data/attachments/74/74562-76e40a1c1e4b3a6d480e159e4b9e7487.jpg)