New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

Can't retrieve trouble codes!

Old Sep 24, 2012 | 02:00 PM
  #1  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
Can't retrieve trouble codes!

Hi I have a 91 RX7 and ever so often CEL will come on but when I ground the check connector under the hood and turn on key all I get is the light comes on like normal then goes out for a second and then back on and stays on! I can pull the TPS connector and light comes on then I shut the car off to check codes TPS still unplugged but still no flashing CEL inside like it used to any help would or ideas would great. Thanks!

Last edited by misterstyx69; Sep 25, 2012 at 02:05 PM.
Reply
Old Sep 26, 2012 | 09:05 AM
  #2  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
Any one got any thing on this.
Reply
Old Sep 26, 2012 | 10:23 AM
  #3  
satch's Avatar
Moderator
Tenured Member: 20 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 11,738
Likes: 16
From: tulsa,ok.
What ground source are you using to ground the Orange wire? Negative battery terminal, body of car, engine housing, alternator housing?
Reply
Old Sep 26, 2012 | 10:04 PM
  #4  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
I have tried both with same results! It worked just fine for a long time then just one day stopped. And started this where it comes on when you turn the key the light comes on and goes out and back on and stays on!
Reply
Old Sep 26, 2012 | 10:30 PM
  #5  
satch's Avatar
Moderator
Tenured Member: 20 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 11,738
Likes: 16
From: tulsa,ok.
You can make the LED light error code retriever used for the S4 and use it on your S5. There's no guarantee that it will work better than your current situation, but if there is a problem w/the idiot light unit or wiring to the unit then the other way of pulling codes will perhaps bypass this problem.

http://2ndgenrx7.freeservers.com/error%20codes.html
Reply
Old Sep 27, 2012 | 03:26 AM
  #6  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
Thanks will try that next thank you for the info!
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2012 | 07:09 PM
  #7  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
Is it a possibility that the diag portion of the ECU is shot that was my first thought?
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2012 | 07:36 PM
  #8  
satch's Avatar
Moderator
Tenured Member: 20 Years
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 11,738
Likes: 16
From: tulsa,ok.
Why would that not be possible? If you did as suggested or checked two pins at the ECU you just might have the answer to your question.
Reply
Old Sep 29, 2012 | 11:43 PM
  #9  
7rexfan's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: TN
thanks i will try another ecu!
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
spokanerxdude
Megasquirt Forum
3
Oct 6, 2015 12:28 PM
FC3S Timmy
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
16
Oct 3, 2015 01:08 AM
Rotafuzz
New Member RX-7 Technical
3
Sep 30, 2015 09:55 AM
Red-Dragon_Akuma
New Member RX-7 Technical
11
Sep 28, 2015 06:09 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:19 AM.