So the check engine light came on suddenly but I'd been noticing fuel economy was not as good as when I first got it just assumed that's what happens when cars age. I made the mistake of buying that first year change with the CVT and a Turbo. The transmission was replaced under warranty once already. Still clunks when shifting out of park into reverse feels a bit sticky. Anyway lots of problems with this car, two AC Condensors now one out of warranty the second one still under repair warranty. I always took it to the dealer thinking that was the best. Tried an independent shop that only worked on Subarus and while the prices were slightly better the workmanship was worse. Anyway I'm rambling.

The question I have is I took it to O Reilly for a free scan when the check engine and they said it said it was the camshaft position sensor bank 1 failure as the code. They said the part was $180 so I said I'll shop around. And there were 4 sensors? Also couldn't tell me exactly which one it would need to replace. So I opted to take it back to the dealer. They called and said my engine was all gunked up and it was Oil Control Valve that needed replaced for $427. No mention of the camshaft sensor issue. Are they scamming me to avoid having to get to the sensors because from what I can tell that might be a pain I could only even locate one without pulling things out of the engine. And with all the skid plates underneath all you can get to is the oil drain plug basically. They made oil changes easy.. I mean I've had it serviced at the dealer the entire time not even 4,000 miles ago they did a service on it and no mention of engine gunking up. Could I just run some oil cleaner product through there with an oil change? I suspected that something else must be causing the camshaft sensor to fail suddenly like a leak in the engine or something more expensive.