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2013 FR-S with CEL, code is P0016. What should I do?
This code has been on for about 2-3 weeks, car runs completely fine though. Code reads “Crank/Cam Position Correlation – Bank 1 Sensor A” The CEL light is on along with the traction light.
As far as what I’ve done so far, I changed the Oil control valve on as well as the camshaft position sensor. I also changed the oil for both the engine and the transmission, although I don’t think this really matters. However, the code stays the same. My car is one of the earlier models that needs the recall for the valve spring but I haven’t done it because of the “horror” stories online from people blowing up their engines after the recall fix, but I also don’t think this affects the code either. Also since my car is one of the earlier models, the ECU is still running on the older version A00C instead of the updated B01C.
I am completely lost at what I should do. I’ve read that people recommend shimming the camshaft sensor but I haven’t done that yet since I’m not very much a mechanic myself. I just wanted to know what I should do. I could start by shimming the sensors. If that doesn’t work, I could update to the new ECU version. If none of these work I may have to resort to changing the cam sprocket but I’ve heard it’s a hefty price and since I’m out of warranty, I want to avoid this as much as possible.
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