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02-20-2017, 10:22 AM | #15 |
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Also true, though I don't think I've heard of anyone as of yet get denied warranty work for it?
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Correct. Technically they have to prove that the flash caused the failure. If they deny a claim calling SOA and complaining they'll often "goodwill" the repair and tell the dealer to fix it anyway.
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My 2015 BRZ starting having Cam related codes in early 2016. No physical symptoms and the cams were responding fine (not lazy) so the codes were just cleared every time they came up.
Then late 2016 the cam control would be turned off by default every time when starting up the car even if no codes were thrown. Letting the car idle for a few minutes after cold start would wake up the cams. Early 2017 a freshly built motor was dropped in retaining the (2013) donor motor's cam hardware (the 2013 cam gears/sprokets were inspected thoroughly). The cam control will not come online at all. Is this most likely an ecu issue (the ECU was not changed during the engine swap)?
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I had a p0018 code recently. Cam sprocket was mechanically broken upon examining them according to dealership. I knew it had to be it because during troubleshooting I watched my intake and exhaust VVT after wiping the code. As soon as the codes came back on after 2 restarts, I noticed my exhaust VVT went dead zero degrees. Toyota confirmed it as well, cam sprocket bad on the exhaust VVT It had to be replaced and when I picked it up, I drove it for 3 minutes and lights came on again. Toyota tested the ECU and it was out of spec and was replaced. Everything has been good since then. My guess is once the ECU is hit with the p0016-p0019 codes the ECU is toast and will likely need replacement to rid of the code even after the mechanical issue was repaired.
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The reason I say that is because you more than likely have a VIN number out of the range that applies to the TSB for a known issue with the ECU's in relation to cam related codes. (as it was on 2013 models) My gut tells me it wasn't until after it returned to its previous state (throwing codes) that they decided to look at the ECU. It's no surprise when you had the codes that the cam's would sit inactive, the car goes into LIMP Mode and while i'm not sure completely what that entails as far as the ECU is its quite possible it kept the VVT system from being active as a precaution. |
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I've tried searching for this TSB with no luck. Do you know where I can find it?
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Since moving to ECUTek the error code is completely gone. I've put about ~1500 miles on my car since getting rid of my OFT and switching over to ECUTek on my turbo build and have not had it pop up on me once. I don't think the OFT itself was the cause of it, but seems weird to me that I was consistently getting this code with the OFT within 5 miles of driving if I re-enabled it, and have not had it happen again since my move to ECUTek... |
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Thread revival.
So I just got my first P0016 on my 2014 BRZ 6MT (build dat 09/13). It has 80K miles on it. I've had the car for the last 5K and it's the first time I've gotten the code. Bumping this thread because it seems the most relevant to what I'm experiencing. Once I got the code, I pulled over and cleared it. Didn't come back up and the car drove strong. Got home and did some reading. Fired her back up and drove around the block and the code came back. The car idles perfectly and isn't exhibiting any strange behavior that would lead me to think there is an impending mechanical failure. Is it safe to drive 30 miles to my brothers garage? I'm going to swap cam sensors and if that doesn't work change the oil. If I still get the code what's the best next step? ECU replacement? Don't want to crack open the front cover and change a sprocket if I can just do an ECU swap. Which ECU should I be looking for? Thanks in advance |
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Update: swapped cam sensors and still got the P0016. Swapped OVCs and same thing. Thr plungers on the OVCs seemed to actuate smoothly.
The car still drives perfectly with a perfect idle, but it's clearly in limp mode. Didn't get a chance to change the oil but I don't see how 4.5K 0W-40 would cause this. I'm thinking I need to just spring for a 15+ ECU now... Any input before I pull the trigger? Thanks. |
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