[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Can TCS be disabled or bypasses on a '92 Griffin??? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:40:24 In Reply to: Can TCS be disabled or bypasses on a '92 Griffin???, Herr Baumann, Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:33:36 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

If you just plain don't want TCS, it's an expensive fix on the '92. It requires getting an ECS from a '93 or '94 (lots of $$$), and installing a switch (few $$).

However, installing the OFF switch WILL NOT help with limp-home mode problems. TCS-equipped cars are essentially throttle-by-wire, and if the system detects any problems, it goes 'limp'. All the OFF switch does is keep TCS from kicking in, but it can still go limp.

The cure for the car going into limp-home mode is to find the problem and fix it. There are many TCS-equipped cars that don't drop into that mode. The check valve mentioned is one cause. Another very common cause is corrosion on connectors, especially at the throttle position sensor - Clean all connectors. Also make sure all the ground points especially up in the driver's side 'aquarium' area, are in good shape. I suspect that most times when replacing the ECS cures the problem, it was actually a connector problem, and that simply unplugging and plugging back in the connector both burnished the contacts a little and seated the connector better. Replacing the ECS was just a very expensive way to get there.

The only true way to totally eliminate the TCS is to replace the throttle body with one from a non-TCS car.

Good luck!

• Can TCS be disabled or bypasses on a '92 Griffin???, Herr Baumann, Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:33:36
  • Re: Can TCS be disabled or bypasses on a '92 Griffin???, Ari , Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:40:24 <-- Viewing This Message
  • No, Rafe, Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:52:51

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