Found out whats wrong with my car
#1
Found out whats wrong with my car
Im sure you guys have heard me b!tching and crying about how my car has been acting up... I finally found out whats wrong...
Yesterday I took it to a shop that does electric work...
Apparently the wiring harness on my car and ECU are from different years.... my wiring harness and ECU are from a 97-99 which have different emissions systems than 95/96's. The one difference they have that I know for sure is the rear 02 sensor, 97-99 have a 4 prong harness while the 95/96 have a 3 prong harness, thats why even after replacing the rear 02, the CEL would pop up almost immediately.
THe guy gave me a loaner 95 ECU last night and driving here to work and around last night, I havent gotten a code yet, so I'm crossing my fingers. The MAP sensor code was fixed... 2 of the vacuum lines were crossed and the Knock Sensor had a wire on the harness that was missing... my car was a massacre and a half. THe car was there from 8am till 4pm... but thankfully he only charged me $110 for everything. These guys are good... very very good with electrical work....
Anyways, saturday I have to return and they're going to run the scan tool again, in the mean time i'm going to check the codes on my own tomorrow... if it all works I'm going to buy the ECU from him and sell mine.
My car runs sooooo much smoother and pulls so much harder... I think I'm in love...
Yesterday I took it to a shop that does electric work...
Apparently the wiring harness on my car and ECU are from different years.... my wiring harness and ECU are from a 97-99 which have different emissions systems than 95/96's. The one difference they have that I know for sure is the rear 02 sensor, 97-99 have a 4 prong harness while the 95/96 have a 3 prong harness, thats why even after replacing the rear 02, the CEL would pop up almost immediately.
THe guy gave me a loaner 95 ECU last night and driving here to work and around last night, I havent gotten a code yet, so I'm crossing my fingers. The MAP sensor code was fixed... 2 of the vacuum lines were crossed and the Knock Sensor had a wire on the harness that was missing... my car was a massacre and a half. THe car was there from 8am till 4pm... but thankfully he only charged me $110 for everything. These guys are good... very very good with electrical work....
Anyways, saturday I have to return and they're going to run the scan tool again, in the mean time i'm going to check the codes on my own tomorrow... if it all works I'm going to buy the ECU from him and sell mine.
My car runs sooooo much smoother and pulls so much harder... I think I'm in love...
#4
Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
Im sure you guys have heard me b!tching and crying about how my car has been acting up... I finally found out whats wrong...
Yesterday I took it to a shop that does electric work...
Apparently the wiring harness on my car and ECU are from different years.... my wiring harness and ECU are from a 97-99 which have different emissions systems than 95/96's. The one difference they have that I know for sure is the rear 02 sensor, 97-99 have a 4 prong harness while the 95/96 have a 3 prong harness, thats why even after replacing the rear 02, the CEL would pop up almost immediately.
THe guy gave me a loaner 95 ECU last night and driving here to work and around last night, I havent gotten a code yet, so I'm crossing my fingers. The MAP sensor code was fixed... 2 of the vacuum lines were crossed and the Knock Sensor had a wire on the harness that was missing... my car was a massacre and a half. THe car was there from 8am till 4pm... but thankfully he only charged me $110 for everything. These guys are good... very very good with electrical work....
Anyways, saturday I have to return and they're going to run the scan tool again, in the mean time i'm going to check the codes on my own tomorrow... if it all works I'm going to buy the ECU from him and sell mine.
My car runs sooooo much smoother and pulls so much harder... I think I'm in love...
Yesterday I took it to a shop that does electric work...
Apparently the wiring harness on my car and ECU are from different years.... my wiring harness and ECU are from a 97-99 which have different emissions systems than 95/96's. The one difference they have that I know for sure is the rear 02 sensor, 97-99 have a 4 prong harness while the 95/96 have a 3 prong harness, thats why even after replacing the rear 02, the CEL would pop up almost immediately.
THe guy gave me a loaner 95 ECU last night and driving here to work and around last night, I havent gotten a code yet, so I'm crossing my fingers. The MAP sensor code was fixed... 2 of the vacuum lines were crossed and the Knock Sensor had a wire on the harness that was missing... my car was a massacre and a half. THe car was there from 8am till 4pm... but thankfully he only charged me $110 for everything. These guys are good... very very good with electrical work....
Anyways, saturday I have to return and they're going to run the scan tool again, in the mean time i'm going to check the codes on my own tomorrow... if it all works I'm going to buy the ECU from him and sell mine.
My car runs sooooo much smoother and pulls so much harder... I think I'm in love...
you still slow fool .....lol
finally....you get that thing fixed!!
#6
Originally Posted by Terran
Guess the previous owner wanted a 97-99 and wouldn't settle for just a front/rear conversion .
Originally Posted by Terran
You going to keep it now or do you still want a camaro?
#13
Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
2 of the vacuum lines were crossed and the Knock Sensor had a wire on the harness that was missing...
The knock sensor is only suppose to have one wire going into it and the other wire wrapping around that one wire.
#14
Originally Posted by goodhead
hey what shop did ou go to that only charged that little for the work? or is it someoen you know, cause thats not a bad price at al
Originally Posted by brock3j
when is this crap goin in to effect in NY? i'm in upstate,and if its gonna be pass fail even for the infamous evap control crap code then I'm dumpin it quick. thanks for the info.
Originally Posted by gto400no1
good deal glad to hear you fixed it, dont want to see a fellow .orger switching to a camero.
Originally Posted by Soul Fly
Good news Ant.
Originally Posted by Lonely Driver
The knock sensor is only suppose to have one wire going into it and the other wire wrapping around that one wire.
#17
have the rectifier and diodes in the alt checked. bad diodes can cause a drain on a battery even though the alt charges. car uses DC current and the alt makes AC current. the rectifier w/diodes when working properly, only allow DC into the system. when bad they allow current to flow in and out. when the car is off you get a drain.
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