Really strange problem- did I fix it?
#1
Really strange problem- did I fix it?
Hey Guys:
Here is the background: 1996 Auto GXE with 140,000 miles on the clock
Here is what happened:
-Showed code 0302 the other day
-Cleaned the EGR tube last night (top was blocked)
-Drove fine last night, but things went downhill today......
-Shifting hard from 1-2
-Not wanting to upshift or downshift when it should
-Erratic idle on start up (not every time)
-Poor idle at a stop (not every time)
-Transmission started going crazy- kept going into neutral as I was driving down the road
I limped it home and started searching the org for answers. After a half hour of searching, I decided to check the TPS. When I went out to check it, I found that the connection that I was going to test was loose. I snapped it down tight and took the car for a drive. Beat the crap out of it on some back roads and could not replicate the problem.
Here is my question:
Could the loose connection on the TPS have been my problem, or do you think I am in for more trouble tomorrow?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/thoughts/jokes/etc.
Here is the background: 1996 Auto GXE with 140,000 miles on the clock
Here is what happened:
-Showed code 0302 the other day
-Cleaned the EGR tube last night (top was blocked)
-Drove fine last night, but things went downhill today......
-Shifting hard from 1-2
-Not wanting to upshift or downshift when it should
-Erratic idle on start up (not every time)
-Poor idle at a stop (not every time)
-Transmission started going crazy- kept going into neutral as I was driving down the road
I limped it home and started searching the org for answers. After a half hour of searching, I decided to check the TPS. When I went out to check it, I found that the connection that I was going to test was loose. I snapped it down tight and took the car for a drive. Beat the crap out of it on some back roads and could not replicate the problem.
Here is my question:
Could the loose connection on the TPS have been my problem, or do you think I am in for more trouble tomorrow?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/thoughts/jokes/etc.
#2
Hey Guys:
Here is the background: 1996 Auto GXE with 140,000 miles on the clock
Here is what happened:
-Showed code 0302 the other day
-Cleaned the EGR tube last night (top was blocked)
-Drove fine last night, but things went downhill today......
-Shifting hard from 1-2
-Not wanting to upshift or downshift when it should
-Erratic idle on start up (not every time)
-Poor idle at a stop (not every time)
-Transmission started going crazy- kept going into neutral as I was driving down the road
I limped it home and started searching the org for answers. After a half hour of searching, I decided to check the TPS. When I went out to check it, I found that the connection that I was going to test was loose. I snapped it down tight and took the car for a drive. Beat the crap out of it on some back roads and could not replicate the problem.
Here is my question:
Could the loose connection on the TPS have been my problem, or do you think I am in for more trouble tomorrow?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/thoughts/jokes/etc.
Here is the background: 1996 Auto GXE with 140,000 miles on the clock
Here is what happened:
-Showed code 0302 the other day
-Cleaned the EGR tube last night (top was blocked)
-Drove fine last night, but things went downhill today......
-Shifting hard from 1-2
-Not wanting to upshift or downshift when it should
-Erratic idle on start up (not every time)
-Poor idle at a stop (not every time)
-Transmission started going crazy- kept going into neutral as I was driving down the road
I limped it home and started searching the org for answers. After a half hour of searching, I decided to check the TPS. When I went out to check it, I found that the connection that I was going to test was loose. I snapped it down tight and took the car for a drive. Beat the crap out of it on some back roads and could not replicate the problem.
Here is my question:
Could the loose connection on the TPS have been my problem, or do you think I am in for more trouble tomorrow?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/thoughts/jokes/etc.
#3
I'm pretty sure you fixxed your problem. the transmission uses that sensor to determine how much throttle your giving it so it can down shift if you give it a good amount of gas. without that sensor tranny was going crazy im sure.
#4
A preacher, a rabbi, and a priest walk into a bar.....
Jus kidding. Yea, if u plugged the TPS back in then u good.
Heres a quick question tho. Blocked EGR is unburned carbon buildup. How often u use fuel injector cleaner. I use the stuff regularly with my car, no EGR issues.
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