ses light supposed to flash like this at ignition?
04-14-2011, 11:15 PM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
ses light supposed to flash like this at ignition?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyoodmsbozk
its blinks like this when i turn the ignition on...
is it supposed to do this? i dont remember it doing this before and my car wont stay running..
when i put it in gear, it wants to die and it idles high in park or neutral.
been trying to figure it out here...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tpi/...ll-when-4.html
its blinks like this when i turn the ignition on...
is it supposed to do this? i dont remember it doing this before and my car wont stay running..
when i put it in gear, it wants to die and it idles high in park or neutral.
been trying to figure it out here...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tpi/...ll-when-4.html
04-15-2011, 12:00 PM
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Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
Normally the light would be on when the key is switched to the on position prior to cranking. Now once the the car turns on, it may flash and stay off. But if it stays onafter it turns on, then there is an error stored in the MemCal. Now if the light turns off while driving, then the error is intermittant, (faulty sensor that just began to work properly). Most sensors have a refference voltage of IIRC, .10 - 5.0 volts. If the voltage is out of that range, the ECM will sense it and record the troublecode to that sensor. I have a book that has a good explaination of troublecodes for the TPI if your interested. PM me.
04-15-2011, 12:48 PM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
rancho cucamonga 
thats just it though! it wont even throw the intitial code 12. its like, dead. lol..
thats why i think its the ecm...
thats just it though! it wont even throw the intitial code 12. its like, dead. lol..
thats why i think its the ecm...
04-15-2011, 12:49 PM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
and i know nothing about all the MemCal and PROM tuning stuff...lol
04-15-2011, 02:52 PM
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Car: '88 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
If it's flashing while the engine is running the computer is sensing that there is an issue that can cause damage to the engine or emmision control devices (most likely to cat). The flashing is to get your attention so you STOP driving the car.
04-16-2011, 12:36 AM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
it only flashes on igniton..when i start it, it goes away..
but it does the weird fan thing after i come back to it hours later after driving it before..
but it does the weird fan thing after i come back to it hours later after driving it before..
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04-16-2011, 12:01 PM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
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Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: ses light supposed to flash like this?
i think i remember it being solid before when i turned the ignition on...
dont think this is normal.
dont think this is normal.
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