car turned off while driving, now wont start
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$450 dealer cost is insane.
You should be able to access the wires and repair them yourself.
Use a moisture seal on the repair so the wires don`t corrode.
So....does this mean I`m eating rod bolts, or did this line save me:
You should be able to access the wires and repair them yourself.
Use a moisture seal on the repair so the wires don`t corrode.
So....does this mean I`m eating rod bolts, or did this line save me:
Normally, when an electronic sensor fails, it wont recover (unless it's a loose
connector/wire, etc.).
connector/wire, etc.).
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Originally Posted by XCESPWR
I got a call back from the dealer and they said they pulled a CPS code from the computer (no SES was ever shown) but, they said they also found the wire loom by the left header was melted and some wires were exposed and possibly grounding out on those turns. The dealer also said that one of the cps wires is in this specific loom. I am going to go check it out at the dealer tomorrrow morning and see if its something I can fix and save the $450.00 the dealer wanted to fix it.
I will let you guys know how this goes.
Thanks again for everyone's help and patience!
I will let you guys know how this goes.
Thanks again for everyone's help and patience!
Don't know about the burnt wire issue, except for that sounds like a typical dealership RIP-OFF.
See it for yourself man. A $43.00-ish CPS sensor turns into a $500+ job. ********.
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Originally Posted by Adrenaline_Z
$450 dealer cost is insane.
You should be able to access the wires and repair them yourself.
Use a moisture seal on the repair so the wires don`t corrode.
So....does this mean I`m eating rod bolts, or did this line save me:
You should be able to access the wires and repair them yourself.
Use a moisture seal on the repair so the wires don`t corrode.
So....does this mean I`m eating rod bolts, or did this line save me:
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Let's hope! But in all fairness, the sensor still works, it's the wires that are
damaged.
Maybe I can eat just the wire loom instead?
I wonder how the wire ended up on the header to begin with. Doesn't
that wire path run up the front of the engine and over the in inner side
of the valve cover?
damaged.
Maybe I can eat just the wire loom instead?
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I wonder how the wire ended up on the header to begin with. Doesn't
that wire path run up the front of the engine and over the in inner side
of the valve cover?
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So i saw the wires at the delaer and it looks like a job you could get done by some random person on the sidewalk for $10. Basically there were 3 wires that were damaged. Each damaged wire had about a 4 inch peice that was burnt/freyed. The wire to the starter had 2 missing strands out of about 15. the other 2 wires were a little worse with only 4 to 5 strands left in each wire. I did a temporary fix at the dealer with lots of electrical tape and some jumper wires to make sure each signal was crossing the damaged peice. Car drove home perfectly fine.
I will wait until i have some free time to cut the damaged peices out and solder new sections in and heat shrink them. $450 was insane for the small amount of work that they were going to do. The guy at the service desk was cool and told me i should probabaly just take it home and do it myself (he was the one that allowed me to work on the wires in order to drive it home).
Thanks again everyone for your input and quick and accurate responses!
I will wait until i have some free time to cut the damaged peices out and solder new sections in and heat shrink them. $450 was insane for the small amount of work that they were going to do. The guy at the service desk was cool and told me i should probabaly just take it home and do it myself (he was the one that allowed me to work on the wires in order to drive it home).
Thanks again everyone for your input and quick and accurate responses!
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Originally Posted by Adrenaline_Z
Let's hope! But in all fairness, the sensor still works, it's the wires that are
damaged.
Maybe I can eat just the wire loom instead?
I wonder how the wire ended up on the header to begin with. Doesn't
that wire path run up the front of the engine and over the in inner side
of the valve cover?
damaged.
Maybe I can eat just the wire loom instead?
![Barf](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_barf.gif)
I wonder how the wire ended up on the header to begin with. Doesn't
that wire path run up the front of the engine and over the in inner side
of the valve cover?
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Originally Posted by XCESPWR
So i saw the wires at the delaer and it looks like a job you could get done by some random person on the sidewalk for $10. Basically there were 3 wires that were damaged. Each damaged wire had about a 4 inch peice that was burnt/freyed. The wire to the starter had 2 missing strands out of about 15. the other 2 wires were a little worse with only 4 to 5 strands left in each wire. I did a temporary fix at the dealer with lots of electrical tape and some jumper wires to make sure each signal was crossing the damaged peice. Car drove home perfectly fine.
I will wait until i have some free time to cut the damaged peices out and solder new sections in and heat shrink them. $450 was insane for the small amount of work that they were going to do. The guy at the service desk was cool and told me i should probabaly just take it home and do it myself (he was the one that allowed me to work on the wires in order to drive it home).
Thanks again everyone for your input and quick and accurate responses!
I will wait until i have some free time to cut the damaged peices out and solder new sections in and heat shrink them. $450 was insane for the small amount of work that they were going to do. The guy at the service desk was cool and told me i should probabaly just take it home and do it myself (he was the one that allowed me to work on the wires in order to drive it home).
Thanks again everyone for your input and quick and accurate responses!
Maybe I found my overheating problem.
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