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321 code may be false... 700 1990


This is based on Service Bulletin # 135 from January 1990 (applicable to '89 and '90 740 and 740GL), which says that 3-2-1 may be a false code, due to a circuit modification related to the Cold Start Injector/valve..

As a quick check, peel back the Cold Start connector boot and see if the Blue-Green + wire has been disconnected, taped off, and replaced by another wire (color unknown) directly from the starter solenoid.

If so, you can confirm the modification by checking for continuity from CS pin 2 to starter auxiliary terminal 15a or 16 down on the solenoid. If there is continuity, the RSR is no longer in the CS Injector circuit.

QUOTE: "As a result of this modification . . . Fault code 3-2-1 (cold start injector) will be permanently stored in the self-diagnostic memory. However the Check Engine Light (CEL) will not illuminate."

If I find anything on the other codes in my '93 greenbook, I'll edit this post, or post again.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current) — 240s (one V8) — 140s — 122s — since '63.






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New 4 OBD codes, idles crappy, what the heck? 3-2-1, 2-2-3, 1-2-2, 1-2-1 [700][1990]
posted by  invar  on Fri Apr 29 01:35 CST 2005 >


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