Code 13

[Danny-G]

Is it safe to run the car with the code coming up or will something bad happen? I did a search and found some posts saying the cam anrle sensor controls the ignition timing, is this true?

[Legacy777]

If the car is running ok with the code 13, it's not a big deal.

Did this code come up when you ran the read mode connector, or is the CEL on all the time?

[Danny-G]

The car ran fine unless I really got on it with hard acceleration, then it would "buck" but it was fine on slower acceleration. I wiped all the grime and stuff off the sensor and took a short test drive afterwards and the CEL was off almost the whole time minus one stop where it came on then went out when I took off( with "bucking"). Since cleaning the sensor everything has been just fine other than a 45 to 60 pull where it "bucked" a few times then the "bucking" stopped all together, I checked for "bucking" by going WOT from a stop and there was nothing out of the ordinary. So it seems, to me, that cleaning the grime off the sensor fixed it.

[Legacy777]

Hmm....well I would just keep an eye on it and look into it further if it continues.

[Danny-G]

Yeah I'm keeping an eye out for the CEL and if it comes back I'll just go with a new sensor from subaru. But for now I'm glad its fixed and running right.