2014 BRZ 134k Miles P0018 Code - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

amishdude01 · 05-04-2023, 10:55 PM

Hey everyone,

Haven't been here since 2016. Bought my girl new and she finally threw her first CEL at 134k miles. It's a P0018. I'm bone stock except a perrin catback which was installed in 2014.

Searching the forms I see horror stories about these crankshaft sensor codes. Some require timing chain spur gears, ecu's, and ecu flashes.

For some background, I received the CEL coming home from work today while driving on a flat road at 55mph in 6th. Didn't notice limp mode /any power loss as well as any strange noises. I disconnected the battery for a bit, CEL went away on startup, but came back after driving for 10 mins.

I have a dealership appt for Tues and just changed the oil again tonight since that was a recommended thing to do.

Anyone with high miles experience these cam sensor errors? If so, what was the fix?

Thanks everyone

amishdude01 · 05-17-2023, 06:19 PM

Just following up on this for anyone else having this issue in the future. Ended up replacing a cam gear and ECU at the Subaru dealer for $3100 USD.

FR-S2GT86 · 05-18-2023, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amishdude01

Just following up on this for anyone else having this issue in the future. Ended up replacing a cam gear and ECU at the Subaru dealer for $3100 USD.

Did they give you your old ECU back? Want to sell it?

05-04-2023, 10:55 PM	#1
amishdude01 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 14 Brz Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2014 BRZ 134k Miles P0018 Code Hey everyone, Haven't been here since 2016. Bought my girl new and she finally threw her first CEL at 134k miles. It's a P0018. I'm bone stock except a perrin catback which was installed in 2014. Searching the forms I see horror stories about these crankshaft sensor codes. Some require timing chain spur gears, ecu's, and ecu flashes. For some background, I received the CEL coming home from work today while driving on a flat road at 55mph in 6th. Didn't notice limp mode /any power loss as well as any strange noises. I disconnected the battery for a bit, CEL went away on startup, but came back after driving for 10 mins. I have a dealership appt for Tues and just changed the oil again tonight since that was a recommended thing to do. Anyone with high miles experience these cam sensor errors? If so, what was the fix? Thanks everyone

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05-17-2023, 06:19 PM	#2
amishdude01 Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 14 Brz Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just following up on this for anyone else having this issue in the future. Ended up replacing a cam gear and ECU at the Subaru dealer for $3100 USD.

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