The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Throttle Position Switch Testing 200 1993

uid 27's pic
posted by  Art Benstein on  Tue Dec 29 18:53 CST 2015
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 17 20:10 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Far more risky than an out-of-box failure are all the pitfalls of replacing an electrical part without first confirming it needs replacement; namely oxidized contacts, pushed-back contacts, or the old switch just being out of adjustment. The risk is simply you miss the opportunity to be certain of your fix.

On the other hand, saying anything about part-swapping as method of troubleshooting, is swimming upstream around here.

If backprobing the ECU plug is too esoteric, we should at least take advantage of the built-in testing:

https://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/EngineOBDCodes.htm#FuelInjectionandIgnitionDiagnosticCodes
--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

Testifying before a grand jury about a New York Yankees' brawl in a nightclub: "Nobody did nothin' to nobody." -Yogi Berra 1925-2015






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.