Alleged App Sensor Faulty
Alleged App Sensor Faulty
What up,
So a few weeks ago I picked up a filthy WDP 08 S with 154k on the clock. Drove it for about a week with a floppy as pedal and no CEL or other code issues. So I decided a week later to adjust the Throttle/Pedal position cable to the APP sensor to fix the slack and tighten up the feel on my gas pedal. 2 things happened. Immediately no more slack and two days after I had to take a road trip 450 miles one way. I noticed that at cruising with me on the gas pedal the car felt like I was driving in a wind storm. I really did look up to the trees to see if they were blowing hard but nope. Sunny day with little to no breeze. However, unbeknownst to me when I was in Cruise Control the feeling went away and the car drove smooth without that feeling of hesitation and intermittent power loss. Needless to say I stayed on CC as much as I could. Did some research and ordered a cheap ebay App sensor
, but not before experiencing LIMP MODE 3x for the first time ever. I would drive and come on and off the gas on purpose to avoid it in city driving but if traffic was too tight i couldn't avoid it. Cheap app sensor arrives and here we go!
1. Swap out old sensor
2. install new and fire up engine and nothing, no throttle response just an idling engine
3 CEL VSA! immediately come on (never both before) i turn off car
4. adjust throttle cable, turn on car (NOTHING) CEL/VSA!
5. Re-install old App, start car, NOTHING, CEL/VSA! no response
6. Scream WTF and stare at 2 piece of shit APP sensors
7. I repeat this all 5x's smh-Super Limp Mode
8. i Say fuck it, I'll do this one more time and re-install old app sensor, so i do. Now I only have CEL but the VSA! is gone and I no have some throttle response. Car was idling at 1000/rpm which was high but at this point but the sun had gone down and i was just happy I could drive the car. Next day I adjusted throttle to reflect about 7k rpm after about 30 seconds from cold start.
I've driven car for over a week, CEL has gone away, no more hesitation on regular hwy driving without Cruise Control, no more city driving limp mode.
It appears there was wasn't an app sensor issue all along but the throttle position cable was just off. I had never experienced this limp mode before even on my TL's with 245k miles.
So a few weeks ago I picked up a filthy WDP 08 S with 154k on the clock. Drove it for about a week with a floppy as pedal and no CEL or other code issues. So I decided a week later to adjust the Throttle/Pedal position cable to the APP sensor to fix the slack and tighten up the feel on my gas pedal. 2 things happened. Immediately no more slack and two days after I had to take a road trip 450 miles one way. I noticed that at cruising with me on the gas pedal the car felt like I was driving in a wind storm. I really did look up to the trees to see if they were blowing hard but nope. Sunny day with little to no breeze. However, unbeknownst to me when I was in Cruise Control the feeling went away and the car drove smooth without that feeling of hesitation and intermittent power loss. Needless to say I stayed on CC as much as I could. Did some research and ordered a cheap ebay App sensor
, but not before experiencing LIMP MODE 3x for the first time ever. I would drive and come on and off the gas on purpose to avoid it in city driving but if traffic was too tight i couldn't avoid it. Cheap app sensor arrives and here we go!1. Swap out old sensor
2. install new and fire up engine and nothing, no throttle response just an idling engine
3 CEL VSA! immediately come on (never both before) i turn off car
4. adjust throttle cable, turn on car (NOTHING) CEL/VSA!
5. Re-install old App, start car, NOTHING, CEL/VSA! no response
6. Scream WTF and stare at 2 piece of shit APP sensors
7. I repeat this all 5x's smh-Super Limp Mode
8. i Say fuck it, I'll do this one more time and re-install old app sensor, so i do. Now I only have CEL but the VSA! is gone and I no have some throttle response. Car was idling at 1000/rpm which was high but at this point but the sun had gone down and i was just happy I could drive the car. Next day I adjusted throttle to reflect about 7k rpm after about 30 seconds from cold start.
I've driven car for over a week, CEL has gone away, no more hesitation on regular hwy driving without Cruise Control, no more city driving limp mode.
It appears there was wasn't an app sensor issue all along but the throttle position cable was just off. I had never experienced this limp mode before even on my TL's with 245k miles.
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