Shodaman
Probationary Member
- 4
- 0
- Aug 17, 2006
-
Lincoln,
Nebraska
OK... I know I am going to take some hounding on this but I am interested in what type of feedback I will get.
I have a 1990 Talson AWD with a manual transmission and I have loved it from day 1.
One day after I started it the tach. started jumping around and the engine stalled. I smelled the distinct smell of electronic death in the car. I attempted to start the car and of course, nothing.
Towed it to my repair guy and he said that it is probably the ECU.
A factory ECU was litteraly going to cost me an arm and a leg.
So, a remanufactured/aftermarket/something was installed. My mechanic who I trust said that in the seven years that he has been using them he has only had one bad expierience. So I said let's go for it.
My ECU was shipped to Florida and a replacement one was shipped to my mechanic which he installed.
The car was back to normal.
Two days later my "CHECK ENGINE" light comes on.
I did not have time to take my car to my normal mechanic so (here we go) I took my car to a Firestone Auto Care Center.
They indicated that they could not read the code that the computer was generating with any of their equipment. Oh, and by the way it will be $80.
No biggie, but my question remains.
What should I do?
If I disconnect the battery for a while and allow things to reset the Check Engine light does stay off until I drive the car for aproximately 30-40 miles. Then the light returns ON and stays on. The car appears to me to be running normal.
Thank you for any advice that will help me get my car running. My previous car was a 1966 mustang that I did all of the work on. Before that a 1964 cadillac that had more torque than a Dodge Viper (really). This is the newest car I have ever owned and am a little intimidated by all of the electronics under the hood but if you tell me what I should do I will jump right in. I've held crankshafts in my hand that take me to work on a daily basis now but electricity has always been kind of magical to me.
Thank you and I appreciate any input anyone gives me.
I have a 1990 Talson AWD with a manual transmission and I have loved it from day 1.
One day after I started it the tach. started jumping around and the engine stalled. I smelled the distinct smell of electronic death in the car. I attempted to start the car and of course, nothing.
Towed it to my repair guy and he said that it is probably the ECU.
A factory ECU was litteraly going to cost me an arm and a leg.
So, a remanufactured/aftermarket/something was installed. My mechanic who I trust said that in the seven years that he has been using them he has only had one bad expierience. So I said let's go for it.
My ECU was shipped to Florida and a replacement one was shipped to my mechanic which he installed.
The car was back to normal.
Two days later my "CHECK ENGINE" light comes on.
I did not have time to take my car to my normal mechanic so (here we go) I took my car to a Firestone Auto Care Center.
They indicated that they could not read the code that the computer was generating with any of their equipment. Oh, and by the way it will be $80.
No biggie, but my question remains.
What should I do?
If I disconnect the battery for a while and allow things to reset the Check Engine light does stay off until I drive the car for aproximately 30-40 miles. Then the light returns ON and stays on. The car appears to me to be running normal.
Thank you for any advice that will help me get my car running. My previous car was a 1966 mustang that I did all of the work on. Before that a 1964 cadillac that had more torque than a Dodge Viper (really). This is the newest car I have ever owned and am a little intimidated by all of the electronics under the hood but if you tell me what I should do I will jump right in. I've held crankshafts in my hand that take me to work on a daily basis now but electricity has always been kind of magical to me.
Thank you and I appreciate any input anyone gives me.
. Next get an analog voltmeter. If you don't know the difference analog has a sweeping arm instead of numbers. You can get one for around 10bucks at a store. Locate the ALDL or data link connector under your dash to the left hand side. It's going to be square with small pins visible. It may have a black cover on it. Remove the cover. Now you should see 4 pins in this connector, 3 for manual. Take the red lead and touch it to the one in the upper left. Next take the black lead and touch the lower right. The voltmeter will start sweeping and this is how you interpret it. long sweeps are the first digit, short sweep represent the second. An example: _____ ---, this would be a code 13. It will read all codes out and then repeat them 3 times. Let me know how this works for you and if you have any ?'s feel free to ask!
try it, its free. Oh wait you have a 1g so you have OBDI
