I have a 93' Vette with the ride control option, its broken, how much $ would this run me to get fixed.

Thanks, Dave

 

Depends on what's broken. More than one thing could be wrong, thus causing it to malfunction.

 

Get codes by jumping A to C on the ALDL get give us the codes in order to help you

 

Im not yet familiar with the codes, can you explain it?

 

Depends on what's broken. More than one thing could be wrong, thus causing it to malfunction.

 

With a paper clip you need to "jump" terminals A to C on the connector near your right knee. It will flash the SRC lamp. The lamp will start of with "12" one pause one two pause............then it will flash the rest of the "codes" like a 34 would be one two three.......pause...one two three four....pause. If that was the only code it would flash 12 again to show the start/end of code sequence and it will do this forever until you remove the paper clip. the 12 is NORMAL, its the other numbers we are concerned with to help you figure out what the problem is

Chris

 

Looking directly at the ALDL, Terminal "A" is in the upper row at the right end. Terminal "C" is the second pin to the left of "A". The upper row letter sequence is:
E D C B A

Once you have the paper clip inserted (a small clip works best), turn the ignition switch to "RUN" but don't start the engine. The "Service Ride Control" light will begin to flash in the sequence Kittmaster described. The individual codes flash in groups of three. You will see 12 12 12 then any specific error codes in threes for example 14 14 14 23 23 23 and when all the error codes are displayed the 12 12 12 code will flash again and the entire sequence starts over. These codes will point to a specific shock so that's why it's important that the codes be retrieved and posted.

One of the most common problems is a broken gear on the shock absorber rod. The actuator (a small round black plastic motor) turns the gear on the shock to set the specific ride setting from the position of the console switch. The little gear is not available by itself, but the shocks can be sent to Bilstein in Poway, CA (near San Diego) for repair. The typical cost to fix this is about $100 per shock but Bilstein will inspect and replace all the seals and gas charge.

The actuator itself can go also go bad. The FX3 controller sits behind the driver's seat in the same compartment as the ABS/ASR controller.

 

Two-day old experience - Bilstein is quoting $150 ea shock for broken gears, and "official" turn-around of seven to ten days, although current actual turn-around is four days.

Mid America has shocks in stock for $200 ea if necessary, Eckler's $220.

Highly recommend you pick up a manual for that machine. It answers a lot of questions and provides how-to for a lot of DIY repairs, including troubleshooting and repairing SRC. Good luck.

 

ttt for ya