Pops Racer Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 So this PM I warm the car up, back outta the drive, put the pig into gear and boom! Flashing arrow and CEL. Last night she ran great. What happens to a car sitting for 17 hrs? Now this really blows cuz my OBD jumper wire broke right at the probe so I can't fix it to read the fucking code. I've bout had it with these cars. GM pickup here I come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlimy Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 So this PM I warm the car up, back outta the drive, put the pig into gear and boom! Flashing arrow and CEL. Last night she ran great. What happens to a car sitting for 17 hrs? Now this really blows cuz my OBD jumper wire broke right at the probe so I can't fix it to read the fucking code. I've bout had it with these cars. GM pickup here I come. pnp switch maybe... ratchet the shift from L to park like 20 times fast, see if that does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Racer Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 pnp switch maybe... ratchet the shift from L to park like 20 times fast, see if that does the trick. Yeah, I noticed no reverse lights lately. I still can't clear the code tho. Trying it now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 In a pinch to get the code to clear you can remove the negative cable and touch it to the positive terminal for about 1 min. If the fault is permanent this won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Racer Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 pnp switch maybe... ratchet the shift from L to park like 20 times fast, see if that does the trick. Wellll... Ran that shift lever backnforth like 40x, and lo and ihatevolvos, the arrow stopped blinking. CEL still in effect tho. PNP switch needs replacing? Another $150 into the hole. That throws a code just by being there? Thanks, today was not going well, at least thats off my mind, for now. In a pinch to get the code to clear you can remove the negative cable and touch it to the positive terminal for about 1 min. If the fault is permanent this won't work. Not battery terminals!!! I'm dumb but not... never mind. Off to a junk yard unless someone has a junker with the probe and wire intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have an OEM PNP switch with 3k miles on it that I will sell for $90 shipped. If you are interested, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Racer Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have an OEM PNP switch with 3k miles on it that I will sell for $90 shipped. If you are interested, let me know. Thanks, I'm waiting for checks to come in, so I'll contact you when I can pay. You have Paypal? Who the hell is driving your car in your sig? Pepperoni and mushroom pleez. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Not battery terminals!!! I'm dumb but not... never mind. You aren't going to shock yourself. I do this all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64pvolvo1800 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Wellll... Ran that shift lever backnforth like 40x, and lo and ihatevolvos, the arrow stopped blinking. CEL still in effect tho. PNP switch needs replacing? Another $150 into the hole. That throws a code just by being there? Thanks, today was not going well, at least thats off my mind, for now. Not battery terminals!!! I'm dumb but not... never mind. Off to a junk yard unless someone has a junker with the probe and wire intact. I have a 96 wreck. Will it have what you need? name your price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bah Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Be like my 93...every climate change, the speed sensor goes wacko and throws the flashing arrow (speedo wont work until i floor it or warm up first or get to a fast speed) five flicks to position II, and wham bam no more flashing arrow =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyCarIsRed Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Be like my 93...every climate change, the speed sensor goes wacko and throws the flashing arrow (speedo wont work until i floor it or warm up first or get to a fast speed) five flicks to position II, and wham bam no more flashing arrow =) nothing beats my old 240. If it was below 0 the speedo would act like it was on crack, I'd be doing 140mph up the onramp :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Racer Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have a 96 wreck. Will it have what you need? name your price It might, but normally a 96 has OBD II, and not the LED reader under the hood. Look under the hood front passenger side. Theres a little box by the ECU container, with a wired jumper and 2 sets of terminals/ holes, and an LED, under the covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks, I'm waiting for checks to come in, so I'll contact you when I can pay. You have Paypal? Who the hell is driving your car in your sig? Pepperoni and mushroom pleez. I have paypal, so that works. In my sig, Joey Fatone is driving because everyone on here thinks I look like him :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64pvolvo1800 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 It might, but normally a 96 has OBD II, and not the LED reader under the hood. Look under the hood front passenger side. Theres a little box by the ECU container, with a wired jumper and 2 sets of terminals/ holes, and an LED, under the covers. no such luck, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have this theory on PNP's... Since one of the fixes is to ratchet the shifter effectively sort of cleaning the PNP I find myself gate shifting the trans a lot, dropping into 3 or L to hold a gear or use the engine to slow the car down a bit. With this gate shifting I'm constantly moving the shifter and so far (knocks on wood) my PNP has been fine for a long time. So basically gate shifting is keeping the PNP fresh crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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