weird thing happend

madme · 01-15-2006, 11:44 PM

on my jimmy i had a flashing ses light on this morning when i went to warm the truck up before work. the outside temp was 0degree F if that matters. after a few min of running is when i noticed the light on and from what i understand a flashing/blinking ses light means engine missfire. so i checked all the leads, cap router, plugs are all new with next to know miles on them. so after checking all that fired truck back up then light was out didn't do anything. so i was wondering if anybody else out there has had this happen before, should i expect something is comming up or just what. any help would be greatly appriated thxs

Vsandme · 01-17-2006, 02:12 PM

lmao i did about a week ago haha, yes mine was flashing because of a misfire...my wire was out of the clip and jumping spark to the steering shaft....lol also i had a bad plug wire.

madme · 01-17-2006, 07:57 PM

this is the odd thing no code there had it tested nothing. i checked all the wires they were all good so i don't know what happen. she ran normal

5timedime · 01-17-2006, 08:09 PM

maybe just a glitch

if you've got a buddy with a professional scan tool, you can probably pull it up in the history codes, but if not, all you can really do is wait to see if it comes back. if it was just some sort of one-time glitch, then it may not have even stored a code at all.

madme · 01-17-2006, 08:10 PM

yea i had the code pulled nothing i'm hoping just a hick up in the system

Vsandme · 01-18-2006, 01:26 PM

yeah, maybe the cap/rotor had some dirt in it or something that caused it...i recomend cleaning or replacing the cap and rotor just to be safe...

madme · 01-18-2006, 02:02 PM

well this morning on my way to school it had a hard time starting and was wondering for RPM. ses light is back on so going to have the code's read from a lot of research i'v done its more then likely the egr valve gone and i priced it out 231buks from the dealer

Eight433 · 01-18-2006, 02:11 PM

you can get an original ac delco for half that price from www.gmpartsdirect.com i would replace the fuel filter first. i tell that to everyone with any kind of problem though. they are only 5 bucks and take 2 minutes to change, and whether its causing your problem or not, they ALWAYS need to be changed. (when you take it off, blow through it, then blow through the new one and you can tell a HUGE difference. I've had some you couldent blow through at all...) then try cleaning your egr out with carb cleaner and getting all the carbon build up off it. good way to tell if your wires are going bad, spray them with a squirt bottle of water and if it starts misfireing right away, you need new wires.

madme · 01-18-2006, 02:18 PM

never thought about spraying the wires i'l have to try that. fuel filter done i replace it every year cheep part, both 02's, plugs new, cap and router new, timing chain and gears new weather that matters, i got a list of other odds and ends that have been replaced.

Eight433 · 01-18-2006, 02:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by madme

never thought about spraying the wires i'l have to try that. fuel filter done i replace it every year cheep part, both 02's, plugs new, cap and router new, timing chain and gears new weather that matters, i got a list of other odds and ends that have been replaced.

I would bet wires then. Usually they get some moisture in them and when you start it and it warms up, they dry out some. i would suggest coil pack, but evey one i've seen go bad has a steady misfire on at least one cyl. and is constant, not intermittent.

madme · 01-18-2006, 02:24 PM

for 25buks i can replace the wires so i'm prob going to do that but want to first check the code out

myxtremetoyz · 01-18-2006, 08:11 PM

If it 's the EGR try taking it off and cleaning it. I had a code on my jimmy for an egr, had a big chunk of carbon in it, now it's fine

madme · 01-18-2006, 09:53 PM

well i had the code and pulled and yes it was EGR so i'm going to purchase a new more then likely

Eight433 · 01-18-2006, 10:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by madme

well i had the code and pulled and yes it was EGR so i'm going to purchase a new more then likely

like i said, get it from www.gmpartsdirect.com you'll pay like 25 bucks shipping, but its STILL half the price of the dealer for the same brand part.

but cleaning it is usually more than sufficient. try it. its free, and whats the worst you can do? you already plan on replacing it anyways. Give it a shot.

Vsandme · 01-19-2006, 10:52 AM

eight, they are the cheapest new, but i blew an egr and bought one from ebay....25$ and that was with shipping, yes used though...but ive gotted 50k miles from it so far so im not complaining!

madme · 01-19-2006, 11:11 AM

i'm going to look at it first then take it from there. i can buy a new egr for 100 buks

Vsandme · 01-20-2006, 11:38 AM

100bucks isnt bad for new...you should just bypass all emissions equipment :-X

madme · 01-20-2006, 07:51 PM

i plan on doing that within the next couple of years cause i'm droping in my 350 motor, a new trans not sure which one yet, new T-case. but back to egr valve thing replaced it and i hope its fixed the problem. my old one had no carbon build up on from what i could see so must have been internaly gone.

01-15-2006, 11:44 PM	#1
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	weird thing happend on my jimmy i had a flashing ses light on this morning when i went to warm the truck up before work. the outside temp was 0degree F if that matters. after a few min of running is when i noticed the light on and from what i understand a flashing/blinking ses light means engine missfire. so i checked all the leads, cap router, plugs are all new with next to know miles on them. so after checking all that fired truck back up then light was out didn't do anything. so i was wondering if anybody else out there has had this happen before, should i expect something is comming up or just what. any help would be greatly appriated thxs
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01-17-2006, 02:12 PM	#2
Vsandme Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 316 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend lmao i did about a week ago haha, yes mine was flashing because of a misfire...my wire was out of the clip and jumping spark to the steering shaft....lol also i had a bad plug wire.
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01-17-2006, 07:57 PM	#3
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend this is the odd thing no code there had it tested nothing. i checked all the wires they were all good so i don't know what happen. she ran normal
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01-17-2006, 08:09 PM	#4
5timedime my hoopty Age: 31 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,907 Location: Belmont, just west of Charlotte, NC User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend maybe just a glitch if you've got a buddy with a professional scan tool, you can probably pull it up in the history codes, but if not, all you can really do is wait to see if it comes back. if it was just some sort of one-time glitch, then it may not have even stored a code at all.
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01-17-2006, 08:10 PM	#5
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend yea i had the code pulled nothing i'm hoping just a hick up in the system
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01-18-2006, 01:26 PM	#6
Vsandme Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 316 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend yeah, maybe the cap/rotor had some dirt in it or something that caused it...i recomend cleaning or replacing the cap and rotor just to be safe...
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01-18-2006, 02:02 PM	#7
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend well this morning on my way to school it had a hard time starting and was wondering for RPM. ses light is back on so going to have the code's read from a lot of research i'v done its more then likely the egr valve gone and i priced it out 231buks from the dealer
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01-18-2006, 02:11 PM	#8
Eight433 Rollin` Proud on 15's Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,017 Location: Birch Run, Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend you can get an original ac delco for half that price from www.gmpartsdirect.com i would replace the fuel filter first. i tell that to everyone with any kind of problem though. they are only 5 bucks and take 2 minutes to change, and whether its causing your problem or not, they ALWAYS need to be changed. (when you take it off, blow through it, then blow through the new one and you can tell a HUGE difference. I've had some you couldent blow through at all...) then try cleaning your egr out with carb cleaner and getting all the carbon build up off it. good way to tell if your wires are going bad, spray them with a squirt bottle of water and if it starts misfireing right away, you need new wires.
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01-18-2006, 02:18 PM	#9
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend never thought about spraying the wires i'l have to try that. fuel filter done i replace it every year cheep part, both 02's, plugs new, cap and router new, timing chain and gears new weather that matters, i got a list of other odds and ends that have been replaced.
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01-18-2006, 02:22 PM	#10
Eight433 Rollin` Proud on 15's Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,017 Location: Birch Run, Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend Quote: Originally Posted by madme never thought about spraying the wires i'l have to try that. fuel filter done i replace it every year cheep part, both 02's, plugs new, cap and router new, timing chain and gears new weather that matters, i got a list of other odds and ends that have been replaced. I would bet wires then. Usually they get some moisture in them and when you start it and it warms up, they dry out some. i would suggest coil pack, but evey one i've seen go bad has a steady misfire on at least one cyl. and is constant, not intermittent.
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01-18-2006, 02:24 PM	#11
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend for 25buks i can replace the wires so i'm prob going to do that but want to first check the code out
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01-18-2006, 08:11 PM	#12
myxtremetoyz #?#?#?#?#?# Age: 32 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 96 Location: Waterbury, CT User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend If it 's the EGR try taking it off and cleaning it. I had a code on my jimmy for an egr, had a big chunk of carbon in it, now it's fine
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01-18-2006, 09:53 PM	#13
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend well i had the code and pulled and yes it was EGR so i'm going to purchase a new more then likely
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01-18-2006, 10:16 PM	#14
Eight433 Rollin` Proud on 15's Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,017 Location: Birch Run, Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend Quote: Originally Posted by madme well i had the code and pulled and yes it was EGR so i'm going to purchase a new more then likely like i said, get it from www.gmpartsdirect.com you'll pay like 25 bucks shipping, but its STILL half the price of the dealer for the same brand part. but cleaning it is usually more than sufficient. try it. its free, and whats the worst you can do? you already plan on replacing it anyways. Give it a shot.
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01-19-2006, 10:52 AM	#15
Vsandme Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 316 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend eight, they are the cheapest new, but i blew an egr and bought one from ebay....25$ and that was with shipping, yes used though...but ive gotted 50k miles from it so far so im not complaining!
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01-19-2006, 11:11 AM	#16
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend i'm going to look at it first then take it from there. i can buy a new egr for 100 buks
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01-20-2006, 11:38 AM	#17
Vsandme Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 316 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend 100bucks isnt bad for new...you should just bypass all emissions equipment :-X
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01-20-2006, 07:51 PM	#18
madme Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322 Location: Oshawa User is: OffLine	Re: weird thing happend i plan on doing that within the next couple of years cause i'm droping in my 350 motor, a new trans not sure which one yet, new T-case. but back to egr valve thing replaced it and i hope its fixed the problem. my old one had no carbon build up on from what i could see so must have been internaly gone.
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