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- June 27, 2012 at 11:00 am #458627
when you checked the timing. did you short the blue_x000D_
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- July 12, 2012 at 11:00 am #458646
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the funny thing is that my ecu did not pick it up until it was fully deid. is that normal?_x000D_
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this goes to show no CEL code don’t mean you don’t have a sensor problem. this is the very reason i like to see liJuly 12, 2012 at 11:00 am #458642Quoted From EricTheCarGuy: _x000D_
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Emissions failures with poor acceleration and no check engine light I would actually be checking the mechanical timing, if your timing belt jumps time it can exhibit those symptoms._x000D_
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July 12, 2012 at 11:00 am #458644July 13, 2012 at 11:00 am #458647[quote]Quoted From moparfan: _x000D_
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this goes to show no CEL code don’t mean you don’t have a sensor problem. this is the very reason i like to see live data when some one has a issue with no CEL codes. _x000D_
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i would say its not a every day thing but eJuly 13, 2012 at 11:00 am #458648[quote]Quoted From EricTheCarGuy:_x000D_
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On pre 96 cars this is true but post 96 cars not so much as the parameters for setting a CEL are much tighter than they were before 96._x000D_
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If it’s a post 96 vehicle with no codes there is little reason to go looJuly 14, 2012 at 11:00 am #458649You and eric are talking about 2 different things…you were originally mentioned a sensor problem with no cel…eric is saying that is unlikely after 96 (which i agree). The fuel trims have to be a certain reading before the cel light will set…its also
July 14, 2012 at 11:00 am #458650[quote]Quoted From Six6vetteguy:_x000D_
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You and eric are talking about 2 different things…you were originally mentioned a sensor problem with no cel…eric is saying that is unlikely after 96 (which i agree). The fuel trims have to be a certain readiJuly 16, 2012 at 11:00 am #458651There are no absolutes in auto repair you mostly play the odds based on the evidence and your experience, not just yours but sometimes the experience of others hence the reason this forum is in existence.
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