Re: P0551

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Thu Apr 13 2006 - 20:41:24 EDT


On Apr 13, 2006, at 16:22, Bill Pitz wrote:

>
> Michael Maskalans wrote:
>> I don't know where you need to start but get it taken care of
>> ASAP. a guy in my 4x4 club had that switch fail, his PS pump
>> pumped fluid back through the switch into the entire engine bay
>> wiring harness. contaminated every single connector with PS fluid.
>
> That didn't sound like a fun proposition, so I decided to start
> with the switch itself. The local stealer had it in stock for 20
> bucks, so I went down and picked one up. On the way back home, the
> light came on again (cleared it earlier in the day). I replaced
> the switch when I got home and cleared the code again. I've gone
> about 50 miles now with the switch replaced. No leaks, no lost
> fluid, and no MIL (so far). Hopefully that remains the case and the
> switch was just going bad.

I sure hope so. If there was no PS fluid in the plug for that switch
I think you're safe from that fate, though. Which is definitely a
Good Thing.

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