by cdssolara » Mon Dec 16, 2002 6:56 pm
incognito,
I'm still not sure I understand the whole E shift solenoid issue completely, but maybe the idea is to keep all but the most technically proficient in the dark! I get the main idea, though. Thanks for the explanations.
I have had an on and off problem with a check engine light, myself. In my case, when I went to Auto Zone, the code came up as a Knock Sensor problem. That made sense, because I had recently gone from a 4 psi pulley to a 5.5 psi pulley for my supercharger, in addition to adding an S-AFC and having the car dynotuned. I figured that during the dynotune, one of the knock sensors had been blown. What I couldn't understand, though, was why the check engine light would come on for a couple of days, and then go off for a week or two, and then come back on and repeat the process. My thinking was that either the knock sensor was blown, or it wasn't. How could there be something in between. I've lately come to the conclusion that if I don't wait for the engine to warm up all the way before I push it at all, the engine is running too rich of a mixture, and the knock sensor is just letting me know. I have to assume that this isn't a blown sensor, just some sort of a warning. I haven't had the issue in a month or so. Still, I'm trying to figure out triggers these messages.
By the way, are you the same guy who posts as Mr. Incognito on sc3?