Getting codes P0022 & P0207 after rebuilding cylinder heads?

DANNYBOYATWOOD

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2006 FORD F-150
5.4L
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
233,000 MILES

So as you know I rebuilt my cylinder heads and it started up But then once it warmed up it started running ROUGH! So I hooked my code reader up and I’m getting P0022- Intake camshaft position timing over retarded bank 2 and P0207 injector circuit open cylinder 7. So I figured maybe it was my vvt solenoids, I replaced both, crunk it up and it really didn’t change anything. So I started testing my injectors by unplugging one at a time and listen for the idle change, but all of my second bank there was no change un plugging them or re plugging them back in, I go to bank 1, unplugged the first one and the truck died. So I have no fuel to my bank 2 injectors. Check my fuse and it’s fine. I’m at a loss.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 AT 5:32 PM

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KEN L

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So you can have a shorted fuel injector #7 which is shutting down the bank. I would use this guide to test the injector pulse.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-fuel-injector

P0022 - Bank 2 intake cam timing over-retarded
P0207 - Injector circuit open cylinder 7

Next, lets do a compression test on the side that is not working, this video will show you how, it could be the camshaft timing is way off the compression will tell is this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOxIm1F8AW0

Also, did you use Melling lifters? these are know for being counterfeited and will fail if you didn't use Ford OEM units. Here is how the timing chains needed to be set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dler2t2e4Zw

Please go over these guides and get back to us.

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Thursday, February 5th, 2026 AT 10:15 AM