Check the 'Possible Causes' listed above. Visually inspect the related wiring harness and connectors. Check for damaged components and look for broken, bent, pushed out, or corroded connector pins.
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What is the Cost to Diagnose the Code?
Labor: 1.0
The cost to diagnose the P0013 code is 1.0 hour of labor. The diagnosis time and labor rates at auto repair shops vary depending on the location, make and model of the vehicle, and even the engine type. Most auto repair shops charge between $75 and $150 per hour.
What are Code Possible Symptoms?
Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)
What Does the P0013 Code Mean?
The Camshaft Position (CMP) Actuator system enables the Engine Control Module (ECM) to change the timing of the camshafts while the engine is operating. The CMP actuator solenoid signal from the ECM is Pulse Width Modulated (PWM). The ECM controls the CMP actuator solenoid duty cycle by controlling the amount of solenoid ON time. The CMP actuator solenoid controls the advance or the retard of each camshaft. The CMP actuator solenoid controls the oil flow that applies the pressure to advance or retard the camshafts.
Ignition voltage is supplied directly to the CMP actuator solenoid. The ECM controls the solenoid by grounding the control circuit with a solid-state device called a driver. The driver is equipped with a feedback circuit that is pulled-up to a voltage. The ECM can determine if the control circuit is open, shorted to ground, or shorted to a voltage by monitoring the feedback voltage.
The Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) will set if the ECM detects an open in the CMP actuator solenoid circuits for more than 4 seconds or a cumulative of 50 seconds, when the solenoid is commanded OFF.
P0013 Code - Exhaust Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Control Circuit Bank 1