Help...scanner won't read PCM?

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Dec 18, 2004 | 07:12 PM

SLowETz

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Help...scanner won't read PCM?

Threw a code last night while the car was warming up..... flashing SES. Tapped the gas, light went out. Go to read the code and the scanner won't interface the pcm

Checked the scan tool on a buddies car....works fine. Car "feels" ok... but sucking down gas like $10.00 Ho. Burned 1/4 tank in approx. 25 miles. PCV catch can smells of raw fuel. Checked the pcm bat. fuse .... it's good. Short of swapping in another pcm(which I don't have)to see if the scanner boots up.....any thoughts or what to check next guys???

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:02 PM

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flashing SES means multiple misfire (PO350 I think?)

what scanner are you using? any errors on connect? have you used this laptop and scanner before? (assuming you're using a scanner and not just a SES tool thing)

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:13 PM

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Horist- just a cheap Actron OBDII scan tool... has been used before on this car.... no probs. As mentioned, it worked fine a a bud's car moments after it wouldn't read on mine. Won't even boot up, so I don't know for sure what code was thrown.

Thinking fried pcm?, but everything seems to work(IE)lights, stereo etc.?

Gonna try to get a friends pcm swapped over tomorrow, but leary that if my car has an issue and burned the pcm, that it may do the same thing to another puter? Dunno

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:15 PM

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if the car starts the PCM is fine

So don't get yourself worked up

If it works on others cars... your car runs... doesn't work on your car... then sounds like the DLC (OBDII port) isn't getting power)

Does the cigarette lighter work? (plug cell phone charger or something into it) .. cig lighter and DLC (OBDII) port operate off same circuit....

Check the fuses inside the car

FYI: the stereo still works w/a dead PCM ... PCM is the powertrain control module... not PSCM Powertrain & Stereo control module

Were I a betting man though.. I'd bet a blown fuse and that your cig lighter doesn't work

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:20 PM

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Yeah... car starts/runs. All fuses good. Why wouldn't the com-port be getting power? Odd.....

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:22 PM

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Yeah... car starts/runs. All fuses good. Why wouldn't the com-port be getting power? Odd.....

Inside the car there's a fuse panel on the driver side... only accessible w/the door open... perhaps there was a short at one time at the cigarette lighter (change falling in it, bad cell phone charger, etc...)

you've checked all the fuses *inside* the car ?

If the scanner connects to a friends car... then the scanner's good... if your car starts then the PCM is good... if it won't connect to your car it can really only be 1 of 2 things

1. No Power to DLC connector
2. the wire from Pin 16 of the Blue PCM to your DLC connector was severed (or the power or ground wires) ... this would be rather odd...