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2007 V6 with 214000 miles. oil changed every 5k, all Maint up to date.
truck runs fine.
Anyone dealt with this before? Son is supposed to drive it to CO this weekend

 

This will give you some ideas - https://www.yourmechanic.com/articl...-a-timing-over-retarded-bank-1-by-jay-safford

Something you need to look into before a long drive like that. Might be as simple as changing the oil viscosity or a new cam position sensor or could be more critical and involved such as replacing the timing chain and guides.

 

Thanks!
I will check this out. It’s a weird issue for sure. CEL came on after getting new TPMS sensors installed… I know it’s unrelated and probably coincidental but he continued driving home and it went away the next day and stayed off. No issue w/performance.
I will read up and follow up with what I end up doing on it.
Thank you again for the quick response.

 

If it turned off by itself, you might be OK then. I wouldn't worry about it unless it came back after a while.