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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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Hey guys, need an opinion. Have had that overdrive stumble or miss for a while that I have heard many talk about. Started with the FICM and replaced the top half (power supply) side of the module. Got the above codes the other day for #7 injector. Heard the injector cut out, come back on for a few minutes and cut out again. The P0279 is a low voltage code, that's what has me hung up. I pulled the FICM again this morning and double checked everything including the connectors to ensure all were seated properly. Have read some threads where the same codes resulted in a bad FICM. That injector was replaced about 8K miles ago. Was going to try RevX next to see if the injector is just gummed up. Thoughts?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 08:12 AM
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An ficm can be bad and still show good voltage. Voltage is just one indication of a bad ficm. Not saying your's is bad.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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If I am not mistaken, FICM's tend to show lower voltage (when going bad) once they heat up....at cold temps they appear normal?
 
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I am getting 48+ volts all the time. I know that doesn't mean the FICM is still not the culprit
 
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