ECC Blinking - '94 SSE
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ECC Blinking - '94 SSE
My temp light is blinking on my '94 SSE.
Dealer wants to charge me $120 to tell me what the code means (OUCH!).
My preliminary tells me it might be the electric motor going bad on the actuator that controls the cold/hot air mixture that sits high up in the dash on passenger side.
Sometimes it will blow hot when set to cold and vice versa.
I've noticed that if I reach up and manually move the actuator with my hand that I can then get it to blow cold air.
Any opinions on what this might be?
Should I take a chance and replace the air mix actuator or should I shell out $120 to the dealership just so that they can plug there diagnostic tool in and tell me what it is?
Dealer wants to charge me $120 to tell me what the code means (OUCH!).
My preliminary tells me it might be the electric motor going bad on the actuator that controls the cold/hot air mixture that sits high up in the dash on passenger side.
Sometimes it will blow hot when set to cold and vice versa.
I've noticed that if I reach up and manually move the actuator with my hand that I can then get it to blow cold air.
Any opinions on what this might be?
Should I take a chance and replace the air mix actuator or should I shell out $120 to the dealership just so that they can plug there diagnostic tool in and tell me what it is?
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Re: ECC Blinking - '94 SSE
Originally Posted by dougworner
My temp light is blinking on my '94 SSE.
Dealer wants to charge me $120 to tell me what the code means (OUCH!).
My preliminary tells me it might be the electric motor going bad on the actuator that controls the cold/hot air mixture that sits high up in the dash on passenger side.
Sometimes it will blow hot when set to cold and vice versa.
I've noticed that if I reach up and manually move the actuator with my hand that I can then get it to blow cold air.
Any opinions on what this might be?
Should I take a chance and replace the air mix actuator or should I shell out $120 to the dealership just so that they can plug there diagnostic tool in and tell me what it is?
Dealer wants to charge me $120 to tell me what the code means (OUCH!).
My preliminary tells me it might be the electric motor going bad on the actuator that controls the cold/hot air mixture that sits high up in the dash on passenger side.
Sometimes it will blow hot when set to cold and vice versa.
I've noticed that if I reach up and manually move the actuator with my hand that I can then get it to blow cold air.
Any opinions on what this might be?
Should I take a chance and replace the air mix actuator or should I shell out $120 to the dealership just so that they can plug there diagnostic tool in and tell me what it is?
Here it is anyway
:http://trialsnuts.com/ecc.pdf
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From: _Phoenix, AZ_ _WCBF '05, '06, '07 Survivor_ ____NEBF '07 Remnant___
Follow the Utards advice and you will be good to go. 99.99% sure the actuator needs to be replaced. Classic symptoms and the fact that you can manually move it and get cold air, is the kicker, like Stan said.
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