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Old 12-11-2013, 07:40 AM
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Cylinder contribution test

I got my scan gauge back and working and tried a contribution test and I'm getting a po113 and po603 code i looked up the code and
The po113 is a air intake code and the po603 is a kam code but I got no Idea what they mean. Any ideas? Thanks
 
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Old 12-11-2013, 07:53 AM
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You've pulled the battery at some time in the past. Clear the codes and start over.
 
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Old 12-11-2013, 04:25 PM
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I cleared them still getting the po113 I thought I could leave it the air intake sensor unplugged when I did 6637 mod
 
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I cleared them still getting the po113 I thought I could leave it the air intake sensor unplugged when I did 6637 mod
You can unplug a lot of things...the PCM still expects to see that sensor hence the code. Most folks leave the sensor plugged in and tie it off somewhere near the air filter element...
 
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Old 12-11-2013, 05:49 PM
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It won't even run the test
 
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Ok so been doing some reading and from what I have discovered is the 94-97 contribution test you can hear and feel the cylinders cut out. On the. 99 and up its a silent test. I'm use to wrenching on the obs so that why I figured the test didn't work. I find it odd the a truck with 378k miles passed both the buzz and cct.
 
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Old 12-11-2013, 10:01 PM
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Its not odd at all. These engines are well known for running like swiss watches for 500+ k miles.

Mine is at 414k miles still ticking along with 4 of her factory injectors. Granted... its time to replace them... but she starts up in 30* mornings like a champ.
 
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I find it odd the a truck with 378k miles passed both the buzz and cct.
Why do you say that?
 
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Old 12-12-2013, 05:50 AM
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I just figured that the injectors would not be balanced with that many miles. I was gonna use a failed comtribution test to talk myself into some sticks but that didn't work so now I gotta find another way to justify them
 
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My truck was running fine with a mish-mash of original and remanned injectors from the previous owner. I wanted the upgrade, I could afford it, so I did it.
 
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Dude, it's Christmas time. You can justify anything. Although my Mom told me years ago that she would no longer honor requests for car parts. :-(
 
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Originally Posted by arkredneck
Ok so been doing some reading and from what I have discovered is the 94-97 contribution test you can hear and feel the cylinders cut out. On the. 99 and up its a silent test. I'm use to wrenching on the obs so that why I figured the test didn't work. I find it odd the a truck with 378k miles passed both the buzz and cct.
If I remember right my tests have never been silent. I'm pretty sure I can hear them cut out. Not 100% but pretty sure.
 
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I just figured that the injectors would not be balanced with that many miles. I was gonna use a failed comtribution test to talk myself into some sticks but that didn't work so now I gotta find another way to justify them
..because neither a "buzz test" or "contribution test" have a whole lot to do with how "balanced" the injectors are.
 
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A CCT while recording the cylinder rotational velocity on each cylinder can show how balanced the injectors are at idle, but not at cruise.

 
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