advice from a Mechanic for a Truck needed
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07-08-2010, 12:15 PM
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advice from a Mechanic for a Truck needed
Hello everyone. I recently bought a 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500 6.0 4x4. Everything and I mean everything has been upgraded or is new. (engine, transmission, t-case, etc...)
I have 2004 3/4 ton axles made by sterling under the truck which are Ford(I did not do this, previous owner did). Now here is the problem I need to get this thing smogged and the check engine light is on because of the ABS that is in the truck, well there is no ABS on the axles. Is there are a way to disable this, wire something to get the check engine light to go off? If there is a check engine light on it is a instance smog failure here in NV.
Not only is it the check engine, but the brake light is on all the time as well. I might be trading this bad boy for a 1999 Mercedes and need this to work. Anyone have any ideas?
I have 2004 3/4 ton axles made by sterling under the truck which are Ford(I did not do this, previous owner did). Now here is the problem I need to get this thing smogged and the check engine light is on because of the ABS that is in the truck, well there is no ABS on the axles. Is there are a way to disable this, wire something to get the check engine light to go off? If there is a check engine light on it is a instance smog failure here in NV.
Not only is it the check engine, but the brake light is on all the time as well. I might be trading this bad boy for a 1999 Mercedes and need this to work. Anyone have any ideas?
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07-08-2010, 02:03 PM
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Hello everyone. I recently bought a 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500 6.0 4x4. Everything and I mean everything has been upgraded or is new. (engine, transmission, t-case, etc...)
I have 2004 3/4 ton axles made by sterling under the truck which are Ford(I did not do this, previous owner did). Now here is the problem I need to get this thing smogged and the check engine light is on because of the ABS that is in the truck, well there is no ABS on the axles. Is there are a way to disable this, wire something to get the check engine light to go off? If there is a check engine light on it is a instance smog failure here in NV.
Not only is it the check engine, but the brake light is on all the time as well. I might be trading this bad boy for a 1999 Mercedes and need this to work. Anyone have any ideas?
I have 2004 3/4 ton axles made by sterling under the truck which are Ford(I did not do this, previous owner did). Now here is the problem I need to get this thing smogged and the check engine light is on because of the ABS that is in the truck, well there is no ABS on the axles. Is there are a way to disable this, wire something to get the check engine light to go off? If there is a check engine light on it is a instance smog failure here in NV.
Not only is it the check engine, but the brake light is on all the time as well. I might be trading this bad boy for a 1999 Mercedes and need this to work. Anyone have any ideas?
also a shop should have the programmer to remove the check engine
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07-08-2010, 02:26 PM
Have you had ur codes read? u can go to autozone/ advanced auto and they can read and delete them. As far as ur abs, i would look at the rear axle for lose wires or sensors that could be ziptied or somethin to a brake line. If the next axle didnt use the sensors and the factory one did then it should be somethin there. I dont know on the smog, never had to worry bout that. as far as ur brake light, that is tied in wit ur abs sensors which is probably causin both lights to go off. if u find those sensors u can probably jump them. before you start removin bulbs get ur codes read and search for rear abs sensors.
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07-08-2010, 03:21 PM
i think you have 2 separate problems here, a brake fault and an engine fault. a brake fault should not cause your engine light to come on, they are 2 diffrent systems. get to an autozone and have them print the engine code and let us know what the engine code is, get that fixed and you should pass the smog test. the abs/brake light should not effect your passing of the test.
edit: and removing your bulbs wont work, as soon as they hook up to the ecm and see that the MIL light is commanded "ON" they will fail you even though the light doesnt show up in the dash
edit: and removing your bulbs wont work, as soon as they hook up to the ecm and see that the MIL light is commanded "ON" they will fail you even though the light doesnt show up in the dash
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he would just have to explain to the buyer he pulled the light bc nothing is wrong and its annoying...
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I will run to autozone and see what codes it is. There looks to be an ABS thing on the pumpkin of the axle now to figure out how to wire mine to a ford one. All I know when I do the manual key it removes all lights until the system see's there is no ABS hooked up. I just want to trick the system into thinking it is hooked up or remove the ABS crap all together to get rid of the light. I would think there is a fuse in the system that disables the ABS and makes everything "check engine light" not turn on when it is disabled. Why this guy put Ford axles under a chevy is beyond me. He did the same with the seats. So it looks like there are power/heated seats but they are not hooked up either.
