Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 18:39:18 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsam.com> Subject: Re: Fuel control computer
erogers wrote: > > Hello . Jerry , the fellow who posted this letter , is my dad and I have > test driven the car so I think I can respond to the reply . I do not believe > that it is a vibration problem . He already look at that . It does feel like > a fuel control problem . I found that when it was running bad that their > seems to be a dead stop when you try to accelerate . I believe that the > engine light flashing indicates a fuel fault . Any know if that is True ? He > already look at the O2 intake sensor . He believes that it is working fine , > Their is a new fuel filter on it ( he did the easy stuff first ) . It seems > that the only thing left is that computer that controls the fuel system . > Does any out ever had to change one ? Thanks for your time. > Ed. I did not catch the beginning of this thread... what year is the car in question? If it's before 1989, the Check Engine light only turns on when there is a "massive" failure in the mixture - either a result of a failed O2 sensor, disconnected air mass meter, etc. This condition will result in poor performance... *really* poor performance. On '89 and later cars, using LH 2.4, the Check Engine light will come on during simple mixture problems, or other faults. These faults will be stored in the ECU and can be retrieved. In these cars, a check engine light can result in really poor performance or simple, occassional drivability problems. Most likely, the problem will be the air mass meter or the O2 sensor. A little more info and I might be able to help. -Justin
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