Well, the 4WS light came on. Actually, it's been on for a while now. I just got too lazy to fix it until I saw another post related to 4WS.

Can anyone give me some troubleshooting tips to check up on whats wrong with my 4WS? Is there a way to jump the 4WS ECU? Should I check any loose connections running on a certain place? Is there some kinda oil or fluid I need to get it working? Any help would be.. well, helpful! Thanks in advance.

ophdeheezy

 

you can pull a problem code for the 4WS the same way you do for the Check engine light. If you want to do that and you don't have a Helms let me know the code and I can tell you what it says. I would write it out but it is very long and just refers you to a certain chapter in the Helms.

 

the code the 4WS light is throwing is 71.

my 4WS hasnt been working for a few years.


[Modified by ophdeheezy, 11:49 AM 3/6/2003]

 

I got a 92 with 4WS..and I was wondering where the ecu for it is located? I have this big *** amp lookin thing mounted behind my drivers side back seat. I was wondering if it was an amp or soem sort of ecu?
thanks

 

anyone know what the "code 71" thrown by the 4WS light meant??

and yes, that is the 4WS ecu behind the rear seats.

 

code 71 Temporary driving conditions

"The car is driven aggressively with the driver and three passengers onboard, or the steering wheel is turned w/ the rear wheel blocked by the curb, etc."
quoted from my helms

Just reset the computer and see if it throws again

 

ok so it threw it again. any other suggestions? i have the feature of 4WS, and all the weight, but never got to enjoy it. My U-turns are wide as hell. AHH! Any advice anyone??

 

Are you sure that your not getting any other codes than the 71? If your only throwing a code 71 your 4WS light should not be comming on at all. If you watch the 4WS light for a while does it just keep giving you the 7 long and 1 short flash? Watch it for about a minute to see if your getting anything else. Sometimes it can build up more than one instance of a code. For example it might throw a 71 3 times in a row then give you another code. I don't know why but the 4WS does this. Also if you keep watching the light you shoud have a pause for 1.6 secs then 3 seconds of rapid flashes. Then it will start throwing codes from the CPU's in the 4WS control unit. So I would check it again to make sure that you don't have any other codes.