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For at least 10 years . It belonged to Dad .
Slowly trying to get it going , time has not been too gentle with it .
I am getting an OBD 1 CEL and if I read the flashing lite correctly , it indicates the TPS . I have one on order and hope to replace it , this coming weekend , if it gets here in time .
The next issue is the ABS lite is on . Now , everything worked and this low milage car ran fine when it was still being driven .
Would the local parts stores be able to run a scan to determine where the fault is ?
Any suggestions ?
This is the 5.0L V-8 , if that makes any difference .
God bless
Wyr
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Well the first thing you are going to want to do to rule out all other problems is to do a full fluid change. So your oil, the fuel if its been sitting on there for the ten years.
Maybe run some fuel injector cleaner in it. ( A lot of people hate this kinda stuff but I have always used Lucas Fuel Injector cleaner and had good results) Your ABS light will be hard to diagnose. There are a ton of things that are involved in that system. Taking it to AutoZone or another auto store will probably not be able to help with this. I am not sure what the scoop is called but you need one of these scope to figure out what is the actual problem.
I am not sure with out more info on the TPS sensor. I guess since you have already ordered it you can just change it and hope for the best. With something that is old and has been sitting you want to avoid throwing parts at it. Both can be complicated systems.
OBD1 is very basic and gives you very little to go on, so just keep that in mind.I would call around to the local parts stores and see if they have this capability. In my experience, most of them don’t, but sometimes there will be that one parts store that uses a combined OBD/ABS scan tool for diagnosis. If not, here is an article that shows you how to read the codes without using a scan tool:
http://extreme-check-engine-light-codes.com/blog/body-control-module-bcm-codes/abs-light-repairs/
The parts store isn’t likely to have anything to read codes from something that old.
This info might help you though.
http://www.goldsswagon.com/ABS/Bosch%202U%20ABS%20Systems.htm
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