my car at any given point will bog out almost exactly the feeling of a red line but its not redlining i don't know whats going on with it also the ecu is flashing 17 times. this is the vss .is it possible to cause this symptom? also when im going over bumps is bogs my speedometer is disconnected from the fire was is that whats causing the ecu flashing by the way my car is a 90 crx

 

well your computer is telling you VSS (speedomoter) and you have your speedometer unhooked. I'd try hooking it back up and reset the computer and see where you stand.

 

has anyone ever had the speedometer cable come undone from the fire wall? If so what kind of problems did you have after was the car running shitty, was the ecu flashing code 17?

 

mine was halfway in for some damn reason and i got the check engine light but the car still ran fine

 

my speed isnt working and the car seems to think it redlining no matter what rpm im at especially on bumps or hard turns

 

damn man, my speedometer didnt work for about an hour so maybe thats why my car ran ok. when it is cold it will jump a little but no check engine light and when the motor is warm it runs fine.

 

i fixxed the the speedo and it works but code # 17 is still coming out on my ecu, also i changed my fuel filter but still the car seems to keep trippen when i accellerate fast or take turns it starts to hesitate exactly like a car feels when its running out of gas. what else could this be? Has anyone else had this problem

 

when the car is off, disconnect the negitive terminal on the battery for ten seconds...this will reset the ECU and you wont throw a code 17 no more...
does it feel like its lacking power?have u checked the timing?

 

ive done that and the code comes back also the timing belt it new and on time

 

check your thermostat ground

 

ok ill check that but do u think that could have that much of an impact on the way the car is acting?

 

okay i checked it and its busted but like i said what could that have to do with the car running like its running out of gas??

 

ummm yeah it will...fix it and im sure that your problem will go away...
what do you mean by, "its busted"?

 

last night my car was stuttering when i would try to accelerate. kind of sounds like the same problem

 

A bad speed sensor will make it run like crap.

 

tell me if this makes any sence to u, the wire was cut and taped off also there is only one wire coming out of the harness that i think is the wire that goes there on the thermostat, so with that being said i connected the wires back together and the problem was fixed as far as running, and driving but, code 17 is still there i dont get it though cause my speedo werks but the code is still there and ive reset the ecu but here is a pic of what i did..


I know this has nothing to do with my post but i just wanted to get some opinions
here is a pic of my car when i got it back



and here is a pic of it now does it look aright???





Modified by Phrost at 7:48 PM 8/27/2006

 

so it was the thermostat ground then? now clear the code

 

yep but the code 17 is still there but hey thanks bro

 

yure very welcome

 

Could just be in limp mode from the CEL. Get it cleared and see if it's still "limping"

 

how do i find out if its in limp mode

 

limp mode is when the ecu is trying to "preserve" the car i guess when something major usually is wrong. it wont let you rev above a certain point. its a safe mode deal,

and i think you said you tried this but disconnect battery for like 10-20 secs and it should clear, thats if the VSS is hooked up good and proper.

you dont have a big stereo do you? like do you ahve a battcapp? I do, and it holds power after battery is disconnected so you should try to take out teh ECU/Hazard fuse. that resets your ECU also.

just a pointer.

 

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check yo dizzy

 

well i took out the ecu fuse for like 2 Minuit's but ill go ahead and try that too see what happens

 

what would i have to check on the dizzy i think its working fine but how can vss relate?