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EGR Solenoid Fault code follow up: replaced defective Solenoid Valve (open coil) . Verified EGR Valve Operation by sucking on hose connected to Valve and heard valve operate- and that no leaks existed. Also verified hose integrity from Solenoid Valve to Fuel Injector Body Throat and open passage to throat. It appears there isn't any vaccuum getting to the solenoid valve from the Throat of the Injector Body. Everything else appears to be good- don't know where to go from here. Also, new problem surfaced- windshield wiper motor only works at 1 speed - slow. 2 wires entering motor proper each have12vdc (w/respect to Gnd) in normal switch setting as well as high. Ground wires appears intact. Sub 10/30/05

I bought all new parts Tuesday, installed them- and things work great- on the bench! Total cost- under $22. I first went here http://www.nationsautoelectric.com/Nippondenso.html and found the parts that I thought I needed and called the company. It was going to be a $29 adventure to buy from Nations, but I needed information and the call was worth it (free) he told me that I should use a heavier duty Solenoid Contact (more surface area and that I should change the Plunger too (cheap insurance). I then went to my local yellow pages and found a supplier locally RE Autoelectric http://www.densoheavyduty.com/results_dist.php who had the parts-after giving them the part #'s obtained from my call to nationsautoelectric, they wanted to know why I was using the #'s that I had given them- I had also given them the starter P/N. Turns out they didn't sell too many of the contacts for the starter P/N that I had given them! But I bought them anyway based on Nations advice! They fit, there is more contact surface area-and they work! They cost about 30 cents more than original replacements- but I should get more start miles out of these! I got 160,000 out of the factory originals- way more than the average life span-according to Nations. My cost? 66-82600 Plunger assy 1 ea list $24.50 net $ 14.95 66-82758 Contact, Sol. 2 ea list $2.98 net 2.38 Tax 1.73 Total $ 21.44 You might want to try this website and find a supplier close to where you live or you can call my Tacoma RE Autoelectric- they ship all over. http://www.densoheavyduty.com/index.php Plan on installing the starter this Saturday. Sub.

Would you take care of that archiving stuff? I am goint to call the company tomorrow am and see what just the 2 contacts alone would cost. I will post the results.

edach--Thanks, that is something I had not considered! But my problem is time to go and do that! I'll think about it.... But in the meantime...............LOOK what I found! http://www.nationsautoelectric.com/Nippondenso.html for the record my starter is a Nippondenso 128000-1220. Nippondenso starters are used on a variety of vehicles and equipment. They are the largest manufacturer of starters and alternators in the world. When these starters fail it is almost always a problem with worn out solenoid contacts. The common symptom is a click- click- click and then it will start. Replacement units are usually higher priced than most because of the superior design. Repair is easy with the right parts and very profitable because of the cost of a new or rebuilt unit. Call Adam if you have any questions about repair or application.

DaveT- so right again! Home Depot and Lowes are useless for manufacture/do it yourselfers! Thanks for the hints and link- I will explore some of those options as well as try to buy the individual Copper Contacts through an Auto Electric Supplier. There are a lot of shops that rebuild starters/alternators around here- Tacoma, WA. I do not have a lot of time to do extensive shopping. Did you chuck your bar stock up in a vise? Did you excite the electrons in the bar by applying heat- or just bend it at room temp? (By the way- I had a drawing image that I wanted to put in this message- any clue how? I do see the image icon above and a new window opens for inserting the URL. It places the URL in the text area- but I want the image, not the URL.) Wow- I just tried that link! Its super!!! 14.17 incl. freight for a 3" 1/8 x 3/4! So now the price to beat is that- plus the time it takes to drill,cut and bend the raw material!

DaveT......... EXCELLANT CALL!!!!!!! Yanked the starter today and yes the 2 Copper "L" brackets that conduct the Current through the solenoid contact ring are Very Very Worn. I am going to replace them both- but where to come up with some copper flat stock .104 thick x .636 wide x 1.1" with a 90 bend in the middle- it might even be 1.3 or 1.4 when the bend is factored in! Any thoughts? I dont think my local Home Depot or Lowes is going to carry Copper Bar Flat stock- Maybe I should call, Huh?

Cougar thanks for the tip on internal corrosion-don't think I would have thunk of that one! Yes-Bat terminals already cleaned! I think I will vote on the Bad contacts. Are those available through a regular auto parts store or will I have better success at a starter rebuild shop? Anyway, codes read 11 and 34 Ugh! 88 and later models with Single-Point Fuel Injection 11Crank angle sensor or circuit 12Starter switch or circuit 13Crank angle sensor or circuit 14Fuel injector - abnormal output 21Coolant temperature or circuit 23Air flow meter or circuit 24Air control valve or circuit 31Throttle sensor or circuit 32Oxygen sensor or circuit 33Vehicle Speed Sensor or circuit 34EGR solenoid or circuit 35Purge control solenoid or circuit 42Idle switch or circuit 45Kick-down control relay or circuit 51Neutral switch continuously in the on position 55EGR temperature sensor or circuit 61Parking switch or circuit Went to start the car on this somewhat warm fall day-OAT is mid 60's. Turned the key (with the clutch depressed) and nothing! Idiot lights were on the dash-but no starter action at all! Decided to just hold the key in the start position and press the clutch in and out till the car started. By doing this, I found that the pedal needs to be all the way to the floor ( I think something needs adjustment) but I was able to get a click from the starter solenoid. It took about 5 cycles before I received starter motor rotation! Unplugged the white connector and plugged in the Green- and it stayed running-wow! (before I found and reconnected the ECU connector, the car would just die)! Sub.

My wife said that the jerkyness that she had experienced at traffic lights was gone-and it still idled ok! So I told her to try emissions inspection again! She did-IT PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! And she then went and got new tabs for the Car and put those on. We are street Legal again!! That was yesterday-Friday 9/23/05! Whew! ( I had told her to make an appointment with a repair shop, too! She did so- it was going to cost $60-which would apply towards the $150 parts and labor waiver limit to be exempt from emissions. The appointment was for 2 Thursday ago-when I woke up on the appointment morning, I told her to cancel the appt. I am so glad-saved $60 atleast and feel a lot more confident.) Today, Saturday, drove her and the 2 youngins to SEATAC Airport for a 3 week Hawaiian all expenses paid babysitting opportunity. So I put about 60 miles of freeway driving on the car-and it will be available to work on for 3 weeks. I will plug the 2 white connectors in tomorrow and read the codes as well as try the Green plugs. Have 2 issues left. Starter will not rotate at times- just clicks when the key is turned! It happened to me this morning(getting ready to leave for the airport)! It was kind of cool out-upper 40's to 50's-I guess. Turned the key to start- just a click-like the solenoid engageing! Had to rotate the key about 20- 30 times before the starter finally spun and lit off the engine. The other issue: wife smells raw gasoline sometimes when she comes to a stop. Says its very faint and goes away pretty quickly. It's also an intermittent thing! Gosh- I just love those intermittent faults! UGH!!! Thanks again, you fine people! Sub.

It's time for some good NEws!!! When resistance from MAF connector to ECU was not the same as junk yard sample-went searching for 3 wires from MAF to ECU at the ECU! Found 1 connector partially unplugged. Properly seated connector so that it locked and rechecked resistance from MAF to ECU. Had resistance between all 3 wires pins BCD;at junk yard only had resistance between 2 pins BC. Immediately unplugged battery for 15 minutes to clear codes-restarted and let run for 2 minutes- NO LIGHTS!!! Motor did not want to stall out- in fact it idled purrrrr-fectly- with no small hiccups either!! YES! I am going to let my wife drive it tomorrow and I will check them again in the evening. I suspect that connector was unplugged during my Dec-Jan 04-05 nightmare with the engine! Thanks for you faithful help here!

My wife went, not me to the Linfield Wildcats Football game -they Won 45-7! I and the kids did a train ride here in Tacoma on Tacomarails annual openhouse, where I learned that Tacoma's Port is bigger in containers handled than Seattle's. Before I went on train though- went to the junk yard and ohmed out another MAF Sensor- it's resistance is the same as mine! Pins AB 2.4 Meg, AC 2.5 Meg BC 3.96K. By the way- the schematic is not for my car! Its pins are numbered, not lettered and chassis ground is used for part of the circuit! My 1993 Loyale does not use chassis ground and has only 3 active pins! There is a provision in both the Wiring connector and the MAF Sensor for a 4th pin, but it is not installed and never has been as far as I can tell! so now it is on to the wiring or ECU. Atleast the junk yard car has an ECU for $75 if I need it! But now what with my 3 wire system and the above schematics showing 4 wires? Thanks for all your help folks! Sub.

Thanks a whole bunch Royboy!!! (What book did you dig that out of? )I'll be able to atleast take a MAF resistance reading in the morning before my wife drives down to McMinnville, OR at 9am for our sons homecoming football game! His last year there! Their team was top dogs last year!! I would go but I am taking our 2 children on a Train ride around the Port of Tacoma Rail Yard. Its an annual thing that Tacomarail.com puts on as part of Our Maritime Fest! The Kids are sooo excited!

Anyone know what the resistance should be on the MAF Connector- 3 pins B,C,D A is not used.

No voltage on any of the 3 pins and wires going to the MAF (Motor running) Connector unplugged when measurements taken. Only 2 of the 3 pins had continuity 4K ohms. Time to get a MAF Sensor. Anyone know what the voltage should be on the wires? Do the wires come straight from the computer, or do they come from somewhere else?

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Ugh! Cleaning the MAF didn't help. After codes cleared, with 2 white wires connected under the hood, started car and immediately code 23 (MAF Sensor or circuit) started flashing. About 90 secs later code 35 (purge cannister) came up! Didn't take it for a drive-going to bed.