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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: bartolo92 on April 27, 2009, 08:09:59 AM
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Ok, before, car would run for 15min then die out, would have a problem starting it but after a while it would start and seem to sputter here and there and die out again. I had the car timed, mechanic said it was way to advanced, he timed it and it ran like new! But I also did the DIY digonistic test after and it only gave 1 code which was the tps sensor. but i kept driving the car and it ran totally fine for the past 3 weeks until now
1. yesterday i drove 45miles on the highway, before my temp gauge used to run slightly cooler but it was at the halfway point and stayed there the entire trip, but it was not the norm position in which im used to seeing it at so i knew something was up. but it cant be the water pump, its new.
2. after i exited, stoped at a light, then excellerated and the car stalled. I also noticed that the check engine light was not turning on anymore, i knew it wasnt the bulb as i quickly checked it with another one it works. the car did not start so I left it there (i was only 2 blocks from the house)
3. came back to it about 4 hours later and it worked! drove it back home and it drove fine for those 2 blocks, but i am not taking the risk of driving it on the street.
I herd that if the check engine light no longer turns on, this means the pcm can be damaged??? is this true?
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Could be your ECU or a fuel problem. My parents had an old dodge van once that did similar stuff... It would run great, then suddenly there would be a big ball of fire to shoot out the tailpipe and it would roll to a stop. If the van set for an hour or two it would run fine again for a while. You never could tell when it would do the backfire thing. Sometimes you'd go two or three days with it fine, and sometimes it would die on you four or five times in the course of a 2-day period. We had 5 or 6 different mechanics work on it but never figured out what the problem was.
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I herd that if the check engine light no longer turns on, this means the pcm can be damaged??? is this true?
Yes.
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ok, now that the car started again this morning, cel turns on like normal during ignition, but turns off like it should once the car is started. i did the DIY digonistic test and same code pops up for the tps and thats all. So would yal say this is deffinitely the pcm acting up?
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If the CEL is going out as normal then there shouldn't be any codes. If you do have a TPS problem then you need to sort that out first, remember that it may not be the TPS itself, it could be a wiring problem.
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yeah, but aint it weird that the other day, it just stalled and when i tried to restart, the check engine light durning ignition wasnt going on??? i drove it all day yesterday and it ran fine but now i noticed something else!
last night, i was driving and i can see that the interior lights would get brighter as i drive and i mean brighter then usual! so i found that kind of odd. i looked under the hood this morning, saw that the battery was leaking from the top just a tad bit but on one side of the battery, it looks as if the battery is swelling or about to blow! :o
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If the CEL is going out as normal then there shouldn't be any codes. If you do have a TPS problem then you need to sort that out first, remember that it may not be the TPS itself, it could be a wiring problem.
yeah, no cel once started but if i do the bridge on the plug near the battery, its throws out code 22. when im driving, the cel is not on, like it appears there is no problem
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you might want to check the alternator, voltage spikes do weird things
to ECUs, could be a bad rectifier or voltage controller
Wild
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Fix the charging problem first and replace the battery, then start fault finding on the FI. It is possible that the ECU has been damaged, on an 8V a bad battery will put a lot of strain on the caps.
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Rhinoman is right..you need to fix what you know is wrong to narrow down the things that could be wrong...a bad voltage regulator can "Cook" your battery and also cause voltage spikes. It seems to me that this is one of your problems if not your main problem. Let us know how you make out! GOOD LUCK!
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Hi again! thanks everyone for you all your help! So far, I have replaced the battery and i thought i herd a slight pop, not so loud but i noticed it as i had the radio off while driving on the freeway. I it was dark last night so i popped the hood this morning and saw a little leak coming from the battery, im guessing this is what must have been the pop i herd. is ok, i have spare batteries laying aroun which are all good but yeah, i deffinitly want to fix this charging problem.
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Rhinoman is right..you need to fix what you know is wrong to narrow down the things that could be wrong...a bad voltage regulator can "Cook" your battery and also cause voltage spikes. It seems to me that this is one of your problems if not your main problem. Let us know how you make out! GOOD LUCK!
where can i find the voltage regulator on the tracker?
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oh yeah, and also the 60a fuse that i replaced yesterday, the copper color has some sort of discoloration on it like it has been super hot! does this mean the alternator is bad?
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Voltage regulator is built into the alternator.
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yeah, i quickly searched online and saw that it wasnt external. i just pulled off the altenator and im gonna head to autozone where they test it for free. ill be back in hopefully about an hour, i gotta bike there lol! dont want to take a risk with the leaking battery and its fumes! ;D
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ok, autozone said it as bad alternator! 130bucks! only thing is that i remember the previous owner had given me a bunch of receipts for the car and i just went through them in the garage......I FOUND THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT! it was purcased from pepboys in 2006! i just called and it has a lifetime warranty, i just got to bring the part and receipt and they replace it for free! so im biking out to that store which is about 4 miles away! hopefully they have the part in stock! wish me luck!
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ok, i got the new alternator (free replacement thanks to warranty!) and just got done installing it! i turned the lights on and rev'd the car, the instrument lights appear to stay a constant voltage unlike before where it used to get hella brighter the more i accelerated. while i was at it, i also checked the ecu, popped it open and it appears nothing fried and no leaking capcitors or resistors yet the board still looks like new.
i guess that solves my problems for now! hopefully nothing else happens anytime soon! i gotta finish my crx! lol
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Good job finding the problem!! Hope you had nice weather for the bike ride. ;) You got some good exercise today!!
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Good job finding the problem!! Hope you had nice weather for the bike ride. ;) You got some good exercise today!!
lol! yeah, i love to ride my bike and it was nice out, ended up getting the wife beater tan lines! other then that, got the alternator for free due to the warranty! (gotta keep those receipts!) ;D. car runs fine now, and it actully feels smoother on throttle response and acceleration! guess my work is done here for now! thanks guys for your help! happy zukin!
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Kudos to the previous owner, eh? If you know the guy, I'd say a 6-pack is in order.
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Kudos to the previous owner, eh? If you know the guy, I'd say a 6-pack is in order.
haha! i would! but it was my boss which was a chick and she moved to Florida!