So when driving first thing in the morning to work, about 10 miles, the car runs seemingly fine, on my way home it usually drives fine until I get almost home the it starts to spit and sputter. when I push the clutch in and let it go to idle it dies. I have to start it with my foot on the gas to keep it going and have to fight it the rest of the way home and the exhaust smells rich. Until yesterday no lights would come on. Yesterday the EPC light came on along with the ASR/EDL light (circle with triangle warning sign). And the car seemed to be cutting off and on while driving at highway speed.
this is what I have done so far:
-Tried scanning the car with a craftsman scan tool 87702, it comes up with an error message. no aftermarket stereo but removed the K-line from the stereo anyway. still no luck.
-Checked fuse 12 and changed it out with new. this fixed the problem just long enough for the scan tool to read one code. I grabbed a piece of paper to write it down and before I got back it stopped working. tried changing it out again no luck.
-Checked pin 4 to ground have .5 OHMs
-checked pin 7 for volts have 10 volts
-I have been tracing wires to check for damage no luck.
I don't have a Bentley so I am kind of stuck now. I have done a ton of maintenance on this thing but I am at a loss to what else to do to get the scan tool to work. It still works fine on my truck so I know its good.
Just to kinda speed the process along, the battery is connected the ignition switch is on while using the scan tool. No visible damage to any fuses and have checked many of the fuses with a multi-meter. I am a mechanic, but I work on industrial diesels for a living and neighbor’s cars every now and then
this is what I have done so far:
-Tried scanning the car with a craftsman scan tool 87702, it comes up with an error message. no aftermarket stereo but removed the K-line from the stereo anyway. still no luck.
-Checked fuse 12 and changed it out with new. this fixed the problem just long enough for the scan tool to read one code. I grabbed a piece of paper to write it down and before I got back it stopped working. tried changing it out again no luck.
-Checked pin 4 to ground have .5 OHMs
-checked pin 7 for volts have 10 volts
-I have been tracing wires to check for damage no luck.
I don't have a Bentley so I am kind of stuck now. I have done a ton of maintenance on this thing but I am at a loss to what else to do to get the scan tool to work. It still works fine on my truck so I know its good.
Just to kinda speed the process along, the battery is connected the ignition switch is on while using the scan tool. No visible damage to any fuses and have checked many of the fuses with a multi-meter. I am a mechanic, but I work on industrial diesels for a living and neighbor’s cars every now and then