i need to find an old thread

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87supraturbo19

pearl white
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im sorry guys, i know i have seen a thread about this already but i couldnt find it. my car idles at 1100 once its warmed up and i want to know what its supposed to idle at. can someone point me in the direction of this old thread or i will have to start a big long annoying thread.ha ha.
 
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pearl white
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my car runs great, no visual codes. i did get a code 11 the other day when my car died because it wouldnt idle properly because of oil in my spark plug valleys. but i didnt thik anything of it.i just figured it was cause my car died with out the ignition being turned off. ill go see if i can pull any real quick.
 
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pearl white
Jan 16, 2006
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it has the same old code 11. the other day i ripped off the bottom plug on my thermostat housing and kinda riged a gm connector to it. my not be getting contact i dont know. my coolant is full and i cant remember if that or the other is the coolant temp sensor. by the way the jon that new turbo is freakin sweet. you done a good job.
 
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The ecu is repeatably losing it's main power supply enough to complain and you don't think it's affecting your car? Yet you believe oil in plug wells affects idle? And you're jury rigging GM connectors to what could be critical sensors and not sure they're making contact?
 
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pearl white
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1:all i am saying i dont know if its affecting my car thats why i am asking.
2:after i cleaned the oil out it fixed my idle problem so whats wrong with making the assumption that it fixed my idle. would it not be any different than getting water down there? i would guess no.
3:i had to fix it somehow so i could drive my car. i felt it slide on there. all i am saying is i cant be 100% sure its making contact, obvously.its not like i can see up in the little housing. i dont see anything wrong with that. i only had to drive my car 2 minutes away to work and back.
 
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pearl white
Jan 16, 2006
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thats why i am here asking because i dont know. you dont have to ridicule me. its not like i had time to get the proper connector anyhow. that would take alitte bit of time. my car is not idleing right. if you can help than please help.but sometimes you just have to do what you have to do for the moment.
 
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jetjock

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1) The ecu runs the engine. It runs the efi system, the spark control system, and the idle system. Code 11 may or may not be the cause of your idle problem (likely not) but no ecu power means no engine operation is possible. If the car won't run or strands you somewhere idle is unimportant.

2) Your guess is completely wrong based on (my turn to assume) the continuing death spiral of science education in America.

3) You can be sure by measuring it. That said, if it's not the two wire sensor it's not the one for the ecu.

Fix the code 11 first. Clear it but keep the diag jumper in there. Jiggle wires around until it returns. Check the cluster of grounds on the intake manifold, the EFI fuse for corrosion, and all the other paths that supply power to the ecu.
 
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pearl white
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1: ok
2: why if oil is conductive then it would disperse the voltage acting as a ground.
3: it is not the the two wire. it is the single wire that is on the bottom of the housing.
 
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