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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 11:44 AM
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Where does the green VSS wire go from the ECM? I have a mechanical speedo and no cruise control.

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If you have a mechanical speedometer and no cruise, you don't need the VSS output.
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Originally Posted by gofastwclass
If you have a mechanical speedometer and no cruise, you don't need the VSS output.
I do believe that the ECU uses the VSS for various idle related parameters...

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Pretty sure they're talking about the output wire, which is the green one and only goes to the speedo, well and I guess the cruise if you have it. But yeah, you should leave the speed sensor wiring from the VSS to the PCM hooked up because it is used by the PCM.
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Originally Posted by ls1nova71
Pretty sure they're talking about the output wire, which is the green one and only goes to the speedo, well and I guess the cruise if you have it. But yeah, you should leave the speed sensor wiring from the VSS to the PCM hooked up because it is used by the PCM.
That makes sense. :-)

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