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P1397 - okay to drive the car?


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Have check engine light on and after taking a reading am showing error code P1397 which from researching the Internet would seem to indicate most likely a problem with the camshaft position sensor, bank 2. Assuming this is the problem, am I able to drive the car? Must I immediately get it in for service? Also, any estimate of cost to repair?

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Have check engine light on and after taking a reading am showing error code P1397 which from researching the Internet would seem to indicate most likely a problem with the camshaft position sensor, bank 2. Assuming this is the problem, am I able to drive the car? Must I immediately get it in for service? Also, any estimate of cost to repair?

Year and model of the car?

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P1397 indicates that the cam position sensor on bank 2 is sending implausible signals (permanently high, permanently low, or fluctuating back and forth).

Depending upon your location, the sensor is a $150-175 item at retail, and as the sensors are not that hard to get at, maybe 1-1 1/2 hours or shop labor.

That said, I would not be driving the car until it is confirmed that you have a bad sensor and not a bad VarioCam unit causing the fluctuations.

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