EGR and tps failures-is it driveable?
My 1992 f150 5.0 aod automatic is not idling. It is giving code for egr and throttle position sensor errors. I need to drive it about 6 miles (up a steep grade) to get it to a location where I can work on it. I was wondering if I can drive it if i keep throttling it to keep it running, or will I have big issues trying to get it up that hill? I just know it won't idle and is hard to start when it dies. I haven't driven it with the TP error so I am not sure if it will run ok beyond idling. Any input appreciated.
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put the truck in nuetral, and rev it up for a few minutes and see how it runs
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Don't pick a word or the name of a part out of a code definition - read, understand, & post the WHOLE thing, for each code.
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/.../dlc-eeciv.jpg (phone app link) This caption explains how to test the TPS: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/.../tps-graph.jpg (phone app link) The NEXT one explains most of the others. This one explains the EGR system: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...egrtubesv8.jpg (phone app link) You can't fix anything by revving the engine. |
Originally Posted by Steve83
(Post 5957736)
Don't pick a word or the name of a part out of a code definition - read, understand, & post the WHOLE thing, for each code.
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/.../dlc-eeciv.jpg (phone app link) This caption explains how to test the TPS: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/.../tps-graph.jpg (phone app link) The NEXT one explains most of the others. This one explains the EGR system: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...egrtubesv8.jpg (phone app link) You can't fix anything by revving the engine. |
Yeah I ran it past idle, I tried to drive it but it kept dying.
Some questions on the EEC. Does the EEC have to learn things after power disconnect, like a newer car? Such as Fuel/air mixture and things like that. I don't believe that it does but I thought I would ask. This problem started after I unhooked the battery. Actually, I drove it for about 10 miles after that and it was fine. All I have done to it since I bought it last week is change the oil, added tranny fluid, and changed the spark plugs. Shouldn't have triggered any codes... I am going to test the TPS this weekend when I have a chance. 332 & 122 are the codes I am getting. Runs fine with the 332 code, not driveable with the 122 code. Thanks for all your advice. |
Yes, the EEC forgets how it has adapted to the aging engine when the battery is disconnected for >2min. But it will still run while it's re-learning those adaptions (over the next 20~50 miles).
Any time you mention a code, post the number and the COMPLETE definition so we don't have to go look them up. The trans in a '92 is distinctly the E4OD - not the 4R100. https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...noidcharts.jpg (phone app link) |
I changed my TPS and the truck runs fine now. The check engine light still comes on. I am still not 100% sure of how this works. Will it go off after the 40
warm up cycles? I need to go have it smog tested so I can register it, but it won't pass with the check engine light on. Should I unhook the battery and reboot the EEC? I am still getting the same codes as before, 122 (oc) TP circuit below minimum voltage and 332 EGR valve opening not detected. Will these codes go away after a certain period of time if everything is fixed? Or is it signifying that I still have a problem? Thanks for your expertise. |
Read the caption of the first thumbnail I posted.
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Originally Posted by Steve83
(Post 5963549)
Read the caption of the first thumbnail I posted.
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Did you follow the link to the complete procedure, and read that? That caption is a STARTING point - not an end.
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