Servo problem

[bajabomber87]

I put on a jardine slip on on my 08 xb12scg. Typical engine light came on because of the servo being disconnected.

So this morning I hooked the servo back up but the check engine light still came back on. I disconnected the neg. battery cable but maybe I'm not doing the correct procedure to clear the light?

I'm sure its something simple but let me know guys!

Thanks Tyler

 

[bajabomber87]

BTT

 

[Devlsmurf]

You can't clear the light by disconnecting the battery. I think it's like 50 run cycles of 30 seconds or more before a fault will clear out of the ECM if the fault is no longer present. Dealer or hook the laptop up to it to clear it out manually.

 

[typeone]

hmm, if i unplug my servo on my 05 12 i get a light, when i plug it in, the light is off.

either the connection isn't seated correctly or something else is up. your dealer, ECMSpy or VDSTS can read the stored codes.

 

[mrdozer2you]

Mine too...but usually to clear the light it takes 10min or so with the battery completely disconnected.

 

[bajabomber87]

Dozer, Thats what i was thinking. I'll see what that does this morning since I disconnected the battery last nite.

 

[kajer]

If you didn't do the airbox delete, why even disconnect the servo? Yes, you would remove the cable, but you can still leave the servo plugged into the harness...

[confused]

Better yet...

Servo Emulator

 

[mrdozer2you]

Better yet...

Servo Emulator

I got one you can have for free!!! They are worthless IMO. I bought one and it lasted for maybe 4 months.....less than 1500 miles. My stock Servo has been flawless. So I would say, dont waste your money on this, re-use your Stock cable and save some cash.

** maybe I got a bad Emulator, but im not wasting my money on another.....ever **

 

[bajabomber87]

Sorry I havent been on the board in awhile but I ended up buying a used servo to turn my check engine light off.
I messed up the chip in my original servo when I took it apart so I could just have the plug and chip under the seat.

 

[Fock347]

having the servo disconnected with the checkengine light on does not affect performance, of course you need to have a aftermarket exhaust .