Car just dies while doing 70 on freeway
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HI iam the guy with the 97 bonnie...u might wanna check inside the pcm case for slag/corrosion...a piece of corrosion was shorting out my pcm ...causing an errant p1406 code[egr valve malfunction]...worth a look....
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I am not sure, I have not noticed exactly when it comes on, Now the car will not hardly start.
I have it in the garage up on blocks, it may start for a couple of minutes, run fine and just shut off. It may start right back up or it may just crank over.
It looks like my fuel pressure is real low, but I dont know if it is being caused by something or if the fuel pump/regulator is out.
I am going to check the fuel pump tonight
I have it in the garage up on blocks, it may start for a couple of minutes, run fine and just shut off. It may start right back up or it may just crank over.
It looks like my fuel pressure is real low, but I dont know if it is being caused by something or if the fuel pump/regulator is out.
I am going to check the fuel pump tonight
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If it makes you feel any better, a 1992 SSE wouldn't go faster then 30-35 on 494 during friday afternoon rush hour..
I'll agree with JR on the "DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE" warning.
Does your security light flash? Try doing the fuel filter first, if it'* clogged to hell, you can bet that'll drop off pressure. Otherwise your fuel pump could be it...
I'll agree with JR on the "DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE" warning.
Does your security light flash? Try doing the fuel filter first, if it'* clogged to hell, you can bet that'll drop off pressure. Otherwise your fuel pump could be it...
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Your missing a lot....
The 4T60-E tranny is an electronic unit... It has 2 solenoids that controll shifts, 1 solenoid for the TCC lockup and if memore serves a PWM solenoid, temp sensor, and various switches that the PCM has to monitor so that the engine management will know what gear the car is in... Also the 4T60-E and 4T65-E will not shift without the connector plugged into the tranny...
The corsica has used a few transmissions over the years, ranging from a THM125(3T40) and ot the 4T60-E...
On the THM125(3T40) you can unplug the tranny connector and still drive the car and the tranny being fully hydraulic will shift fine, but the fule economy will be lower and you risk the chance of severely overheating the transmission to the point of failure...
On the H-Bodies with the THM440T4(4T60) the same applies here as it does with the THM125(3T40)... You can unplug the connector and the tranny will still function as it too was a hydraulic unit... But these transmissions get super hot, and driving around with the harness unplugged or TCC disabled will help kill the transmission a lot sooner than later as it will overheat and fail in short time....
If you disable the TCC control, I strongly reccomend that if its done that it be done for a very short time, and that the car is not driven long distances... And have the TCC solenoid replaced as soon as possible, if and when you are sure that that is the problem..
Good Luck..
The 4T60-E tranny is an electronic unit... It has 2 solenoids that controll shifts, 1 solenoid for the TCC lockup and if memore serves a PWM solenoid, temp sensor, and various switches that the PCM has to monitor so that the engine management will know what gear the car is in... Also the 4T60-E and 4T65-E will not shift without the connector plugged into the tranny...
The corsica has used a few transmissions over the years, ranging from a THM125(3T40) and ot the 4T60-E...
On the THM125(3T40) you can unplug the tranny connector and still drive the car and the tranny being fully hydraulic will shift fine, but the fule economy will be lower and you risk the chance of severely overheating the transmission to the point of failure...
On the H-Bodies with the THM440T4(4T60) the same applies here as it does with the THM125(3T40)... You can unplug the connector and the tranny will still function as it too was a hydraulic unit... But these transmissions get super hot, and driving around with the harness unplugged or TCC disabled will help kill the transmission a lot sooner than later as it will overheat and fail in short time....
If you disable the TCC control, I strongly reccomend that if its done that it be done for a very short time, and that the car is not driven long distances... And have the TCC solenoid replaced as soon as possible, if and when you are sure that that is the problem..
Good Luck..
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Has anyone yet mentioned the crank position sensor? :(
That is what was wrong with mine. It would fail without any warning signs or symptoms at all, and apparently was never in failure mode long enough to set any codes. (-only a couple of seconds, -just long enough to kill the engine, usually, but not always, -would sometimes re-light on it'* own)
And while I had the crank pulley off, I replaced the cam sensor too. :? (per the recommendation of a VERY EXPERIENCED GM shop forman I know)
So far so good
That is what was wrong with mine. It would fail without any warning signs or symptoms at all, and apparently was never in failure mode long enough to set any codes. (-only a couple of seconds, -just long enough to kill the engine, usually, but not always, -would sometimes re-light on it'* own)
And while I had the crank pulley off, I replaced the cam sensor too. :? (per the recommendation of a VERY EXPERIENCED GM shop forman I know)
So far so good
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someone mentioned this at the start of the thread, but no-one ran with it.
It seems like you have a lot of unrelated systems all having weird issues. I would focus on the components that are common to all systems. Its easy to go off on tangents and try and fix erronous issues, but this sounds like a single component causing multiple failures. The PCM does sound suspect. Maybe someone close by has a PCM you can try in your car.
It seems like you have a lot of unrelated systems all having weird issues. I would focus on the components that are common to all systems. Its easy to go off on tangents and try and fix erronous issues, but this sounds like a single component causing multiple failures. The PCM does sound suspect. Maybe someone close by has a PCM you can try in your car.
