I have a 2010 Lacrosse CXS with the 3.6L v6 with ~132,000 miles. Over the summer my car has been periodically showing a check engine light, and then it goes away after a few starts, and then returns a few starts later, and then goes away agin. The code that my odb2 reader is showing is P0008: Engine Positions System Performance Bank 1. My research shows that this is usually related to a Timing Chain issue and is a pretty hefty repair bill (~$1,500).
I plan on getting this looked at at some point, however I am a recent college graduate that doesn't start work until mid September so money is tight. Can I safely drive for a few months until then?
Also, I've seen on some other forums that there is a possible ECU upgrade for this engine that allows more tolerance for the timing chain to stretch before throwing the check engine light. Does anyone know anything about this?
I plan on getting this looked at at some point, however I am a recent college graduate that doesn't start work until mid September so money is tight. Can I safely drive for a few months until then?
Also, I've seen on some other forums that there is a possible ECU upgrade for this engine that allows more tolerance for the timing chain to stretch before throwing the check engine light. Does anyone know anything about this?