Cyama Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Hi Guys, I've been intermittently having a check engine light and lately its been a little more steady. I pulled the cover on the dash and plugged in the white terminals to read the light on the ecu. 92 Loyale EA82 with A/T non turbo It sends the following: _ _ _ oo _ _ _ oooo _ _ o So is that: 32 O2 sensor 34 EGR Solenoid 21 Coolant Temp Sensor Do I need to replace all of these sensors, or is one relate to the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 To know for sure you will have to get out a meter and check the resistance of the CTS against the service manual chart for resistance vs. temperature, check the EGR solenoid resistance against spec (around 35 ohms), and check for O2 sensor voltage switching (usually between about 250 and 750 millivolts) and/or check the O2 sensor heater circuit for continuity. In all likelyhood you do need these sensors - they are all common failure items. But don't troubleshoot with VISA! TEST, VERIFY, REPLACE. Having waited so long that you have three codes, you now have a much higher chance of these all being some kind of wiring issue like a grounding problem, etc. Have to rule it out with real diagnostics. The computer can't help with that part. It only gives a general direction (maybe the wrong one) GD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I don’t understand your notations of dashes and o’s, what do they mean? 1. Clear the codes 2. Run vehicle 3. Check codes as soon as light trips again to see which one comes back first 4. Address that code first 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) I don’t understand your notations of dashes and o’s, what do they mean? _ is the long flash o is the short flash for the ECU codes Simple and effective I thought I'd be doing what idosubaru has suggested Cheers Bennie Edited April 30, 2018 by el_freddo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyama Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 _ is the long flash o is the short flash for the ECU codes Simple and effective I thought I'd be doing what idosubaru has suggested Cheers Bennie Thanks for the clarification Bennie. The morse code is what I was trying to communicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyama Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 To know for sure you will have to get out a meter and check the resistance of the CTS against the service manual chart for resistance vs. temperature, check the EGR solenoid resistance against spec (around 35 ohms), and check for O2 sensor voltage switching (usually between about 250 and 750 millivolts) and/or check the O2 sensor heater circuit for continuity. In all likelyhood you do need these sensors - they are all common failure items. But don't troubleshoot with VISA! TEST, VERIFY, REPLACE. Having waited so long that you have three codes, you now have a much higher chance of these all being some kind of wiring issue like a grounding problem, etc. Have to rule it out with real diagnostics. The computer can't help with that part. It only gives a general direction (maybe the wrong one) GD Thank you for this info. How do you test the CTS? I was thinking of heating the sensor in boiling water to measure resistance at temp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Water test is good. I tested mine in car. Since it was still driveable, I just connected my ohm meter when I got home, and made a number of readings as the engine cooled down. In my case, the resistance was jumping around, not gradually changing with temperature like it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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