bad news... prollems wit my blow off.

this mornin i was lettin the car warm up and drivin nice and slow. once the car was nice and warm, i startd my normail driving. hears the specs: 60 mph, 2.5 k on the tach, coolant at mid. the car hits 10 vacuum and all of a sudden the blow off goes off like a loud machine gun. alot of short pssshhht sounds that where loud. it only happens durin 10-0 vac. i hit the gas to see if it was a leak but it went right up and hit 17psi and held at 15 wit no prollem. boost leak? gasket leak? need a little help. thanx

 

TPS breakage

 

TPS breakage? whats that?

 

TPS sensor wiring, its under warranty, theres a TSB on it, just take it to your local dealer and have them fix it for you. One of the wires broke off of it. TPS is your throttle positioning sensor, and when the wiring goes bad, the car usually blows off on its own.

 

...and don't feel like the Lone Ranger, it's not a rare problem.....

Dusty

 

that happened to mine.. the blue plate sux !

 

ok. should i take it to the dealer and have them fix it or is it somethin i can do on my own? if this is a common problem, what causes it? I know it could b any 1 of a hundred things but i jus wanna know so i can avoid it happenin again. thanx!

 

Take it to the dealer, its tough to find where exactly the break in the wire is, and since its such a well known problem, and has a TSB report for it, the dealer will repair it far quicker and with far less aggravation that you. Wire breaks, are wicked annoying.

Once they fix it, you'll have longer wires so it will not happen again if its repaired properly. If you DO want to do it yourself, MoparSuperCenter.com sells a TPS repair kit for 17.82 or something like that. But anything electrial is a PIA, ALWAYS.

What causes it? The wires from the factory are too short, under engine torque they stretch and eventually start to break causing the symptoms your car is having now.

 

wow LSP... if i had teachers like u in school, id be a genious 2day! thanx for bein so descriptive. so this breakage is a factory defect? then its off to the dealer it is. my car doesnt idle like it used 2 as well. now, in neutral it revvs itself up to almost 3k on the tach. same cause or different prollem? thanx again everyone.

 

I honestly find it amazing how much she knows... never encountered a lady in person that knew that much about cars.....Way to break the mold LSP