CEL P0018 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

brichard0625 · 10-13-2012, 12:01 AM

Ok so yesterday i got a check engine and the code is p0018. Not sure if its a coincidence but i had put my custom intake on that day and 20 mins a cel came up. I decided to put everything back to stock and tonight after driving the code came back up. I have no bogging, no rough idle, car runs perfect for now..Not sure if this issue is related to cam sprocket issue or the update ecu issue but im getting nervous. Taking my car in on tuesday to see what the problem is.

jeebus · 10-13-2012, 01:05 AM

Crankshaft position sensor. I see no reason that a custom intake would cause that.

brichard0625 · 10-13-2012, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jeebus

Crankshaft position sensor. I see no reason that a custom intake would cause that.

Yea i think it was just coincidence. My car has no issues what so ever as far as drive-ability not sure whats the reason. My car felt so much better with the custom intake it was a shame i had to take it off

jeebus · 10-13-2012, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by brichard0625

Yea i think it was just coincidence. My car has no issues what so ever as far as drive-ability not sure whats the reason. My car felt so much better with the custom intake it was a shame i had to take it off

Isn't that one of the super common codes lots of peeps are getting related to cam gears?

jesperswe · 10-13-2012, 11:32 AM

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Isn't that one of the super common codes lots of peeps are getting related to cam gears?

Yes, P0018/P0016 and P0017/P0019 are all cam related codes. There are 4 cams hence there are 4 diffrent codes to

brichard0625 · 10-13-2012, 11:57 AM

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Yes, P0018/P0016 and P0017/P0019 are all cam related codes. There are 4 cams hence there are 4 diffrent codes to

Yea here comes the headache. Taking my car in on tuesday hopefully! I bought a new car to avoid issues since my last scion had tons of em. Guess thats why warranty exist. Going to print out the articles of the frs/brz issues and also show them how many other people have had problems because my service center is a little shady and their favorite phrase is "Its normal, we cleared the code and if it happens again bring it back"..so i want to avoid the bs and just guide them on what needs to be repaired!

zcobrausa · 03-26-2015, 01:40 PM

I have a 2014 BRZ with 22000 miles. I got the CEL and SLI lights. Brought it in to the dealer. He has had it a week and just called saying it has the P00018 code. They tried some stuff swapping throttle position sensors with no luck and are going to swap cam shaft sensors but expect the light to remain. The district rep said some of the early ones had this issue. He asked to keep the car 2 more weeks. He also said the last one they had that they couldn't fix and they swapped cars out. The dealer said it doesn't effect the engine and I could drive it but that they want to get this resolved. I said keep it for now since the cruise doesn't work with the trouble codes up and I do a lot of long distance driving.

Astroboy · 01-14-2016, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zcobrausa

I have a 2014 BRZ with 22000 miles. I got the CEL and SLI lights. Brought it in to the dealer. He has had it a week and just called saying it has the P00018 code. They tried some stuff swapping throttle position sensors with no luck and are going to swap cam shaft sensors but expect the light to remain. The district rep said some of the early ones had this issue. He asked to keep the car 2 more weeks. He also said the last one they had that they couldn't fix and they swapped cars out. The dealer said it doesn't effect the engine and I could drive it but that they want to get this resolved. I said keep it for now since the cruise doesn't work with the trouble codes up and I do a lot of long distance driving.

I believe it messes with the vvti. My bank 2 was 15 degrees less then the one from bank 1... So I doubt it doesn't do anything to the engine. I know this is old, but Did they fix it? And if so, how?

Astroboy · 02-10-2016, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by brichard0625

Yea here comes the headache. Taking my car in on tuesday hopefully! I bought a new car to avoid issues since my last scion had tons of em. Guess thats why warranty exist. Going to print out the articles of the frs/brz issues and also show them how many other people have had problems because my service center is a little shady and their favorite phrase is "Its normal, we cleared the code and if it happens again bring it back"..so i want to avoid the bs and just guide them on what needs to be repaired!

Did you ever fix the issue?

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10-13-2012, 12:01 AM	#1
brichard0625 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion Frs(Scarlet) Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 907 Thanks: 172 Thanked 386 Times in 177 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	CEL P0018 Ok so yesterday i got a check engine and the code is p0018. Not sure if its a coincidence but i had put my custom intake on that day and 20 mins a cel came up. I decided to put everything back to stock and tonight after driving the code came back up. I have no bogging, no rough idle, car runs perfect for now..Not sure if this issue is related to cam sprocket issue or the update ecu issue but im getting nervous. Taking my car in on tuesday to see what the problem is. __________________

10-13-2012, 01:05 AM	#2
jeebus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2015 Mustang GT (on order) Location: San Diego Posts: 904 Thanks: 114 Thanked 471 Times in 208 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Crankshaft position sensor. I see no reason that a custom intake would cause that. __________________

03-26-2015, 01:40 PM	#7
zcobrausa Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2014 White BRZ Location: Hartwell, GA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a 2014 BRZ with 22000 miles. I got the CEL and SLI lights. Brought it in to the dealer. He has had it a week and just called saying it has the P00018 code. They tried some stuff swapping throttle position sensors with no luck and are going to swap cam shaft sensors but expect the light to remain. The district rep said some of the early ones had this issue. He asked to keep the car 2 more weeks. He also said the last one they had that they couldn't fix and they swapped cars out. The dealer said it doesn't effect the engine and I could drive it but that they want to get this resolved. I said keep it for now since the cruise doesn't work with the trouble codes up and I do a lot of long distance driving.

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