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power wire = CEL... WTF!?

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Old 02-08-2010, 11:30 AM
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so i just did the "power wire mod to my truck and as soon as i started it up i got a check engine light... what the f*ck? am i missing something?
 
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did you use the 4.7kohm?
 
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Some ppl get that but most do not.
 
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yeah, i used 4.7k Ohm, 1/4 watt, 5% toll...
 
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i havent been on in some time and i just now noticed all these "power wire" ad TCM mods that people are talking about. what is this all about? what are the benefits? i dont mean to thread jack here, i am just curious. i am sick today and if its free and easy, hell im always looking for something to do.
 
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so i just did the "power wire mod to my truck and as soon as i started it up i got a check engine light... what the f*ck? am i missing something?
Did you pull the neg. battery cable when you were putting it on? That's all I did, then hooked it back up after like 10 mins and no CEL/MIL.
 
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trying that right now...
 
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ok... got it... now im gonna go test drive it
 
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OP, again, some people get those CELs but its only a small number of people.

New2This: The PW (either professionally made or custom made) tricks the PCM into thinking the incoming air is about 22* cooler that what it really is. This only helps to a certain extent before the PCM corrects itself. This only works at WOT when the truck no longer monitors AFR (open loop) and gives it a bit more pep if you will.
 
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Had a CEL when I first installed my PW. Reset it and it never came back.
 


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