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

DarkSunrise · 08-28-2012, 02:25 PM

My car got the dreaded CEL at about 120 miles. Pulled the battery, reset the CEL light, but it came back on while pulling into a parking space this morning.

1) Is it bad to keep driving the car with the CEL on and the idle issue? Debating whether to tow the car or drive it home.

2) Does anyone notice at idle that if you press the gas lightly, the rpms will drop slightly before rising? Is that related to the poor idle?

Thanks.

Yruyur · 08-28-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

My car got the dreaded CEL at about 120 miles. Pulled the battery, reset the CEL light, but it came back on while pulling into a parking space this morning.

1) Is it bad to keep driving the car with the CEL on and the idle issue? Debating whether to tow the car or drive it home.

2) Does anyone notice at idle that if you press the gas lightly, the rpms will drop slightly before rising? Is that related to the poor idle?

Thanks.

I asked the dealer the same question when they did the first fix on mine as I was leaving on a road trip the next day. Of course it came back just pulling off the lot. I drove it hard all weekend, I figured they told me "it would be fine as the car puts itself in safemode." If it blew up I was just gonna ask for a new car. Ask your dealer what they recommend.

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QFry · 08-28-2012, 03:19 PM

ive put over 1000 miles on mine with the CEL/SL light (cam issue) with no problems...

edit: not that i would ever recommend doing it...your car is not mine and i dont care about warranties.

DarkSunrise · 08-28-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yruyur

I asked the dealer the same question when they did the first fix on mine as I was leaving on a road trip the next day. Of course it came back just pulling off the lot. I drove it hard all weekend, I figured they told me "it would be fine as the car puts itself in safemode." If it blew up I was just gonna ask for a new car. Ask your dealer what they recommend.

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Originally Posted by QFry

ive put over 1000 miles on mine with the CEL/SL light (cam issue) with no problems...

edit: not that i would ever recommend doing it...your car is not mine and i dont care about warranties.

Great, thanks for the feedback. Any other people driving around with CELs on?

DarkSunrise · 08-28-2012, 06:24 PM

Saw this over at a different FR-S forum:

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Originally Posted by whiteout FR-S

Ok so official word from the Toyota rep is that the VVTR control valve and Cam valve are bad. Unfortunately for me and the rest of you experiencing this problem the parts won't be available until sometime next month so my car will be sitting at the dealership until then. They also advised me that any of you having this issue should not continue to drive your vehicles until taking them into the dealership.

Looks like I'll be leaving the car in the garage until I have time to get this resolved.

Yruyur · 08-28-2012, 06:52 PM

That's what they said was the problem on mine but it didn't fix it until the ecu was replaced.

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speedy racer · 08-31-2012, 09:59 AM

Just dropped FRS off scion dealer, quick scan read 19 code. Guess my car gonna be in shop for weeks.

alrashwa · 08-31-2012, 01:42 PM

If the Subaru dealerships in your area have the parts you need in stock, you can pressure Scion to buy the parts at elevated cost from Subaru to get the job done faster. They have to get authorization from corporate, but I had been waiting for weeks as it is. Just an idea.

08-28-2012, 02:25 PM	#1
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Questions about CEL My car got the dreaded CEL at about 120 miles. Pulled the battery, reset the CEL light, but it came back on while pulling into a parking space this morning. 1) Is it bad to keep driving the car with the CEL on and the idle issue? Debating whether to tow the car or drive it home. 2) Does anyone notice at idle that if you press the gas lightly, the rpms will drop slightly before rising? Is that related to the poor idle? Thanks.

08-28-2012, 06:52 PM	#6
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