98 C5...trouble Codes...????
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98 C5...trouble Codes...????
Just got off the freeway....SERVICE ABS came on...Reduce engine speed......Car shuts off........?????? Will crank, but wont start. 
I tried retreiving the codes to no avail....OPTIONS...LANGUAGE.....OPTIONS. .....FUEL 4X's....Nothing! 
I tried retreiving the codes to no avail....OPTIONS...LANGUAGE.....OPTIONS. .....FUEL 4X's....Nothing!
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Dam, Snakekiller, where to start? I assume you know how to retrieve the codes, right? If so, is it an A4 with the Column Lock recall performed? How's the battery? Did you hit a bump that might have shook a weatherpak connector loose?
Did you get it started or leave it?
Joe
Did you get it started or leave it?
Joe
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Originally Posted by Silver98
Dam, Snakekiller, where to start? I assume you know how to retrieve the codes, right? If so, is it an A4 with the Column Lock recall performed? How's the battery? Did you hit a bump that might have shook a weatherpak connector loose?
Did you get it started or leave it?
Joe
Did you get it started or leave it?
Joe
to my house...... The recall was performed...Weatherpak connector?????
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Originally Posted by mvvette97
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Yea, weatherpak connectors are the weather tight connections scattered through out the car. Some what similar to compuetr connectors, in that they are rectgular and connect 2 ends of a wire harness. Typical paks that get loose are the EBTCM (either by the differential, early C5,(like our 98's) or under the hood, later C5's) They can seem fine, but sometimes it's nothing more than to disconnect and then reconnect the 2 halves.
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Originally Posted by Silver98
Yea, weatherpak connectors are the weather tight connections scattered through out the car. Some what similar to compuetr connectors, in that they are rectgular and connect 2 ends of a wire harness. Typical paks that get loose are the EBTCM (either by the differential, early C5,(like our 98's) or under the hood, later C5's) They can seem fine, but sometimes it's nothing more than to disconnect and then reconnect the 2 halves.
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Originally Posted by Silver98
Yea, weatherpak connectors are the weather tight connections scattered through out the car. Some what similar to compuetr connectors, in that they are rectgular and connect 2 ends of a wire harness. Typical paks that get loose are the EBTCM (either by the differential, early C5,(like our 98's) or under the hood, later C5's) They can seem fine, but sometimes it's nothing more than to disconnect and then reconnect the 2 halves.
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Service ABS warning will not cause reduced power but reduced power will cause the service ABS warning, so I think you have more of an engine problem than a brake problem.
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Originally Posted by Dustie
Right when I turn the key on the on position.....Reduce Engine Power light comes on along with the service ABS crap....I'm going tclean all connections by the diff...and see what happens....For some reason I have a feeling that thats the problem....I'm not going to worry about the codes until this thing fires up...1st problem with this car in 6 years...I'm sure its something minor...
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You sure you can't pull the codes? Turn key to ON, but don't start it, then hold the options button and press the fuel button 3 times, I think?
If the DIC mesage is immediately displayed, hit CLEAR/RESET first then try to access the codes.
HTH
If the DIC mesage is immediately displayed, hit CLEAR/RESET first then try to access the codes.
HTH
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Originally Posted by Silver98
You sure you can't pull the codes? Turn key to ON, but don't start it, then hold the options button and press the fuel button 3 times, I think?
If the DIC mesage is immediately displayed, hit CLEAR/RESET first then try to access the codes.
HTH
If the DIC mesage is immediately displayed, hit CLEAR/RESET first then try to access the codes.
HTH
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I'm going to remove the LS1 edit and put it back to stock.......Also get underneath the car and see what might of came loose...clean the connectors to the diff and whatever else that has a connection...
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Originally Posted by ROCKnROLL
There's a TSB that came out covering the 97 & 98 model years that addressed problems with the TAC Module that would put the car in the reduced engine power mode.
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Originally Posted by SNAKEKILLER!
TSB?? TAC Module located where?? Thanks, Phil...
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Here's the link to the TSB:
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/kb/...n.php?qstId=257
The corrected link is at the top of page two
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/kb/...n.php?qstId=257
The corrected link is at the top of page two
Last edited by ROCKnROLL; Oct 4, 2005 at 02:37 PM.
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Originally Posted by ROCKnROLL