[Walt White Coupe]

I posted this in the 6 Series also: 2013 N63TU V8 Twin Turbo

So, I got a check engine light on. Code 132408

VANOS solenoid valve, exhaust: Intake camshaft not in locking position at start up.

Mileage: 40,000 Only drive 5,000 miles/year

Car seems to run fine, no rattle at start up, normal startup, smooth idle, smooth running, haven't asked for a lot of turbo power so don't know what would happen. But I rarely ask for a lot of power as this is my laid back driver. My C8 is for spiritized fun. So:

Is this something I should be concerned about or can I just live with it? And wait for a more serious code before doing anything. If it's just a bad solenoid valve, I don't think it's going to hurt anything in the engine.

[Walt White Coupe]

Ended up buying two standard equipment BMW parts for $450 two weeks ago and anticipated having a local independent BMW shop install them at sometime in the near future. Today the check engine light came went out. Will be returning the parts.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe

Ended up buying two standard equipment BMW parts for $450 two weeks ago and anticipated having a local independent BMW shop install them at sometime in the near future. Today the check engine light came went out. Will be returning the parts.

IMHO, the code will return. I would keep the parts. Or maybe the VANOS solenoids just need a good cleaning.

[Walt White Coupe]

You're probably right but if it just keeps coming and going, I'm going to consider it not that serious. And for the V8, getting to those solenoids is not that easy and once there I think it makes sense to just replace them rather than try to clean them. And if I do decide to replace them at some point, I'm going to buy the cheaper Pierburg units at $125 each since that's who makes the part for BMW.

[musclesmarinara75]

Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe

I posted this in the 6 Series also: 2013 N63TU V8 Twin Turbo

So, I got a check engine light on. Code 132408

VANOS solenoid valve, exhaust: Intake camshaft not in locking position at start up.

Mileage: 40,000 Only drive 5,000 miles/year

Car seems to run fine, no rattle at start up, normal startup, smooth idle, smooth running, haven't asked for a lot of turbo power so don't know what would happen. But I rarely ask for a lot of power as this is my laid back driver. My C8 is for spiritized fun. So:

Is this something I should be concerned about or can I just live with it? And wait for a more serious code before doing anything. If it's just a bad solenoid valve, I don't think it's going to hurt anything in the engine.

Might possibly beneeding a cam position sensor.. did your car into limp mode?

[Walt White Coupe]

No it didn't.

To me the car ran normally with only the yellow engine light on. It threw two codes the second one being 132608 which indicates "VANOS solenoid valve exhaust 2: Intake cam not in locking position at start up".

I read that to mean the problem is with the exhaust VANOS solenoid in bank #2 that is the problem. Apparently, an intermittent problem.