Ok guys...im gonna try and make this short because im at work...

This past weekend...was beginning the stages of installing my plate nitrous kit on my 99 TA...

First things first...Hadnt been driving the car in about two weeks...hadnt washed the engine or anything like that in at least a month or two...(it was very dirty from working in a place w a gravel parking lot--mind you i dont drive it everyday or anything) ...SO before I go to mounting the solenoids...installing the plate..and running my lines.. I swung through the car wash and washed the engine bay...I have done this before...i never use high pressure wash or rinse...and im mindful of my electronics to try and not SOAK...Modules, coils, connectors...etc.. SO i do this...drive about three miles back to my shop with no issues...

Start running lines and installing my plate..the only electronic connectors distrubed are like my IAT sensor, MAF...etc located on the throttle body. I completed this, changed my oil and filter...go to pull out of the shop and BAM...Fuel guage inop..Service engine soon light on...ABS inop light on..and of course Check guages because i registered no fuel. W..T..F...any ideas? Im a service writer at a shop and will get it in later this week if need be,...but Ive gone over everything and can only guess somehow the water has caused this?

Codes in system were:
C0056
P0452
P0462
P0530
P0704
P1639

i dont have all the descriptions written down, but they include a a/c pressure circuit fault..rear wheel speed sensor circuit out of range...the last code there is a TCM code..

I will add descriptions, but was wondering if one of you vets may know off hand if a lot of these could be related to the same circuit or ground...any ideas or suggestions? I did clear the codes the night i finished and they all reset immediately. Any and all input is very appreciated...like I said, if I have no luck I will get it in at the shop...just lookin for any advice or pointers. What a Labor Day weekend...the same day the center button on my IPhone quit working! /End rant =p

THANKS in advance bros.

 

Yeah, you got **** all wet, happens every time I wash my engine bay. Not that bad, but guages lights, TCS, ABS and my alternator overcharges for about an entire day. Let it dry for a day or two, thats all you can do.

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Well, maybe I can wait it out a little longer...FYI tho...I washed the thing saturday at about 1pm...its Tuesday at 5..

Thanks for the reply!

 

Not to hijack but I've had the exact same problem when I've driven through HUGE puddles in my 98 ta.

However.... I just put on an ls6 intake, fired it up for the first time today, pulled out of the driveway and my lights are flashing like crazy (abs airbag check guages, alt. overcharging etc.) I just drove it to work 13 miles and it came and went on the way repeatedly. While I was working on the car it was parked under the carport so shouldn' thave gotten wet.

Think it could also be a short? I'm wondering if I somehow exposed a wire and grounded it or maybe the vibrations cause it to bump up against the block because the check gauges light flickers.

Either way, seems odd that all of these systems would be flashing if just one wire shorted (or got wet) unless it's a main power supply for all?

Any Ideas where I should look for a short? Is there one wire that supplies power to all these systems?

 

Every time I wash my engine and engine bay I get all those same lights, also the over-charging will last sometimes two days. While its over charging, turn on the headlights, foglights, A/C fan, etc.......that will keep the charge down out of the red.

It just needs to dry out. Some cars are worse then others....it just depends on where that water is caught up and sitting. No need to go to a mechanic, they won't know **** and there's nothing they can do.

Just wait it out.....nothing will be damaged.

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