autodsm
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- Jul 31, 2012
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wa,
Washington
Been chasing one big headache of a problem with this damn car. 1991 Laser FWD...original trans had toasted clutch packs and a broken band. Replaced with a different trans and have had nothing but headaches.
Finally got it to "drive" but its in limp mode and stuck in 3rd gear. Pulled the TCU codes and got codes 41, 42, 83, 84 which all indicated SHIFT SOLENOIDS A / B OPEN / SHORT CIRCUITED.
So I pulled the shift solenoids from my old trans and installed them...had the battery disconnected for a few hours. Start the car up and STILL IN LIMP MODE. Pull the codes and get the SAME EXACT CODES. 41, 42, 83, 84.
Do the codes stay stored in the TCU even after you disconnect the battery for several hours? Or maybe my old solenoids are shot too....no frickin idea where to go from here...one thing after another and I am burnt out from this. Any way to test the solenoids or where should I go from here? Two sets of solenoids and the same exact codes being thrown each time....what gives!?
Finally got it to "drive" but its in limp mode and stuck in 3rd gear. Pulled the TCU codes and got codes 41, 42, 83, 84 which all indicated SHIFT SOLENOIDS A / B OPEN / SHORT CIRCUITED.
So I pulled the shift solenoids from my old trans and installed them...had the battery disconnected for a few hours. Start the car up and STILL IN LIMP MODE. Pull the codes and get the SAME EXACT CODES. 41, 42, 83, 84.
Do the codes stay stored in the TCU even after you disconnect the battery for several hours? Or maybe my old solenoids are shot too....no frickin idea where to go from here...one thing after another and I am burnt out from this. Any way to test the solenoids or where should I go from here? Two sets of solenoids and the same exact codes being thrown each time....what gives!?
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