OMG! Shaking CPS wires works! lol

[SrBigbutt]

Haha. I've seen many threads stating that if your car doesn't want to start just get out and shake the CPS wires. And sure enough it worked for me!! lol. Mine is leaking oil through the shaft pretty bad and the wires are not in great shape.

Bought a second CPS from a member here and should get it this week. Hopefully its in better shape than mine. If not I will be rebuilding it soon.

 

[pln]

The same happened for me 2 weeks ago. Just jerked around the cps wire and I havn´t had problem since.

 

[jdub]

The same happened for me 2 weeks ago. Just jerked around the cps wire and I havn´t had problem since.

Perhaps not, but you will...just a matter of time if the wires/connector are bad.

 

[7mgte1988]

Haha. I've seen many threads stating that if your car doesn't want to start just get out and shake the CPS wires. And sure enough it worked for me!! lol. Mine is leaking oil through the shaft pretty bad and the wires are not in great shape.

Bought a second CPS from a member here and should get it this week. Hopefully its in better shape than mine. If not I will be rebuilding it soon.

LOL i remmeber those days but yea if u dont fix it AVOID THE RAILROADS....
Did u inspect the seal in the CPS??and cps might not be bad just replace the wires..

 

[Letsride]

Do they offer a rebuild kit for the CPS? Wires, connector etc?

 

[SrBigbutt]

LOL i remmeber those days but yea if u dont fix it AVOID THE RAILROADS....
Did u inspect the seal in the CPS??and cps might not be bad just replace the wires..

Haha. I work right next to Railroads!!! I haven't inspected the seal inside the CPS. I've replaced the O-ring. How do you inspect the seal? All I know is that the inside keeps filling with oil.

 

[iceberg319]

check the connectors and see if theyre bad. if they are jus replace em either with new toyota connectors or gm weatherpack ones. its just old age. it happend to mine and i rewired it and its been fine ever since

 

[SrBigbutt]

check the connectors and see if theyre bad. if they are jus replace em either with new toyota connectors or gm weatherpack ones. its just old age. it happend to mine and i rewired it and its been fine ever since

The connectors aren't in great shape, but I don't think thats the problem. The wires that go into the CPS are really hard and when you touch it when the car is running it stalls or hesitates.

 

[7mgte1988]

Haha. I work right next to Railroads!!! I haven't inspected the seal inside the CPS. I've replaced the O-ring. How do you inspect the seal? All I know is that the inside keeps filling with oil.

Yea did u install it correctly if so u should be good if not when u get your other CPS u may have the same problem...

 

[SrBigbutt]

I'm pretty sure I installed it correctly. I was leaking out the o-ring and through the shaft. Now its only leaking out the shaft.

 

[jdub]

Haha. I work right next to Railroads!!! I haven't inspected the seal inside the CPS. I've replaced the O-ring. How do you inspect the seal? All I know is that the inside keeps filling with oil.

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44846

 

[Zazzn]

I hope you guys DO know you are shooting your self in the foot.

Bad wires = Bad timing possibly by giving a skued signal.

You need to fix that asap... another reason why i hate 7m.. stupid cps never works .

 

[jdub]

You need to fix that asap... another reason why i hate 7m.. stupid cps never works .

Might apply to a guy who doesn't understand how it functions...works great for me

 

[Jeff Lange]

The JZ cam and crank position sensors fail as well, and the cam ones leak too, so I don't think the JZ setup is that much better, though I do think it is more accurate.

Jeff

 

[SrBigbutt]

I hope you guys DO know you are shooting your self in the foot.

Bad wires = Bad timing possibly by giving a skued signal.

You need to fix that asap... another reason why i hate 7m.. stupid cps never works .

Beleive me I know!! I hate bad wiring just as much as I do oil leaks!! Thats why I'm getting another CPS. I don't want to mess up my one and only one.

 

[Satan]

Label/mark the wires and splice in/solder a new set of connectors/pigtails. Only 1 side of the connection is available from Toyota (pigtails are additional) and I think it cost me over $10 when I did it years ago. Both sides of the plastic connector are needed, because sometimes the wires aren't making contact within the old broken/brittle ones.

Problem is, the only way to get the connector/wiring for the CPS side of the connection, is to buy a new CPS. F that!

So, I labeled the wires and soldered in some fresh wiring as far as I could go. At the time, I just used spade connectors. I didn't invest in weatherpack connectors, because I was waiting on a new engine harness.

 

[7mgte1988]

Label/mark the wires and splice in/solder a new set of connectors/pigtails. Only 1 side of the connection is available from Toyota (pigtails are additional) and I think it cost me over $10 when I did it years ago. Both sides of the plastic connector are needed, because sometimes the wires aren't making contact within the old broken/brittle ones.

Problem is, the only way to get the connector/wiring for the CPS side of the connection, is to buy a new CPS. F that!

So, I labeled the wires and soldered in some fresh wiring as far as I could go. At the time, I just used spade connectors. I didn't invest in weatherpack connectors, because I was waiting on a new engine harness.

I AGREE i also soldered some from a nonturbo to a turbo and it ran good...
How much did u spend on the other CPS SRBB??

 

[SrBigbutt]

I AGREE i also soldered some from a nonturbo to a turbo and it ran good...
How much did u spend on the other CPS SRBB??

I paid $35. So it wasn't to bad. But i'm not expecting it to be in perfect shape. But still may be better than mine and it will allow me to rebuild if necessary.

 

[fonz87]

had the same problem couple of weeks back, it wouldnt start and it ticked me off, popped the hood, shook CPS wires, and booM! started right up.

 

[SrBigbutt]

Got my new to me CPS and it seems to be in pretty good shape. The pigtail is in better shape. Wires are still hard. Inside doesn't show signs of oil.

So I swapped it with mine and it seems to be running a little better. Smoother idle and so far no oil leaks!! Hope it stays that way.