Re: Phantom code, '88 S-10

#1

Yeah, it was a phantom code you get when the vacuum line is off and
nobody notices.
Problem solved, all by myself!

Hatt

"DJ Hatt" <djhatt (AT) lycosSPAM (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Been a while since I've been here. Since then I've had to have my
2.8v6 rebuilt. Luckily, I found a retired engine rebuilder business
owner to do it, saving me some money. Unlucky for me, he left some
wires on both sides of the block touching the exhaust manifold, and
I
started getting a new code. I had all those wires repaired, but the
guy who did that said I probably should get a new under the hood
loom
to do it right, but he didn't know if one could be obtained any
more.

On my way to work the next day, on came the "service engine soon"
light again and sets code 43. The electronic guy said it was a sort
of phantom code on these things, and very difficult to track down,
and
could be very expensive to try to fix. He suggested I keep driving
it
till it became a constant, or led to a more obvious problem. [I can
turn the ignition off, restart, and the light goes away].

After spending a few thousand dollars having mechanics replace
sensors
and do just about everything possible to the "outside," of this
engine, I finally went to mobile1, then broke a pushrod, which led
to
the rebuild, at which time bad cam bearings, bad cam, [some lobes
.060" under], and bad main bearings were found. This was within
two
weeks after switching to mobile1. Can it be said conclusively that
mobile1 caused this? No. Consensus is that that was a bad idea
however. Consensus even says that 5w 30 oils are a bad idea in this
engine. Now I don't want to start a war over the virtues of
mobile1,
and if I do, I won't take part in it because I don't have the
knowledge, but it sure seems odd that these things went after
switching to it. And yes, I do know that they may have already been
on their way.

In the meantime I'll listen to theories about the cause and fix for
code 43.

Hatt

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Re: Phantom code, '88 S-10 - 09-18-2003 , 09:46 PM