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1992 GMC Typhoon Repair Question


Topics covered: Sensor, Body, Burning oil.
Mileage: 93,000 miles.

Asked on September 14, 2012

Typhoon starts fine idles high then when idles down truck starts smoking bad and stumble bad on acceleration and then dies

Put in new fuel injectors fuel regulator coolant temper sensor map sensor oxygen sensor fuel pump ignition module new plugs wires fuel relay vacum lines checked timing no codes showing
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Replied on September 14, 2012

What kind of smoke is it? Is it burning oil, is it trying to flood? Look at the 02 sensor signal, is it running rich or lean? I saw what you replaced, didn't see much testing. What about idle air system?

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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Replied on September 14, 2012

its grey and black i can hold at 3k runs smoooth until it gets to rich and belows out smoke and dies running rich tested throtle positin sensor and map sensor not burning oil no on idle air system is tht big square connector

Tiny Response from richardbrown1
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Replied on September 14, 2012

5volts at map grey 4.73 at midddle wire 1 volt at coolant sensor wire either un plugged or plugged map sensor same.

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Replied on September 14, 2012

If you have the vin Z, that shows to be throttle-body injection. Idle air control valve on side of throttle-body.

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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Replied on September 15, 2012

yes its Z what do i do with it / how to test it?

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Replied on September 15, 2012

Here is flow chart for iac.

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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Replied on October 1, 2012

put in new idle air valve does same thing idles high then comes down starts stmbling smoking bad then die when given gas not burning oil. idle air valve old was solid black on end of it .

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Replied on October 4, 2012

no response back yet

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Replied on October 14, 2012

You'll have to ask somebody else, I don't know what else to yell you?

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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Replied on October 15, 2012

anyone else know whats wrong with my truck thanks

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