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Old 12-24-2018, 01:02 PM
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MAP sensor incorrect voltage

Car sat for a while tons of things were replaced and checked. Everything seems to come down to the MAP sensor seeing as the car runs with it out, but starts running horrible and barely starts with it in. A new MAP sensor was already tried. Was thinking possibly a chewed wire from animals? If so, what wire would this have to be? Other than the wire that connects directly to the three pin plug powering the MAP sensor could anything else affect it electrically?
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Last time my car started barely running and I got a MAP sensor code it turned out the EGR valve was stuck open. Replaced and problem solved. Worth checking on at least
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Last time my car started barely running and I got a MAP sensor code it turned out the EGR valve was stuck open. Replaced and problem solved. Worth checking on at least
Already replaced
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I would look for a vacuum leak somewhere. Map sensor reads engine vacuum as I'm sure you are aware.
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I would look for a vacuum leak somewhere. Map sensor reads engine vacuum as I'm sure you are aware.
all vacuum leaks fixed as far as I know
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Originally Posted by RandyNJ
Car sat for a while tons of things were replaced and checked. Everything seems to come down to the MAP sensor seeing as the car runs with it out, but starts running horrible and barely starts with it in. A new MAP sensor was already tried. Was thinking possibly a chewed wire from animals? If so, what wire would this have to be? Other than the wire that connects directly to the three pin plug powering the MAP sensor could anything else affect it electrically?
You don’t state what year/engine your working with. To see if the ecm is getting the correct map signal and 5v reference you need to test it at the map pigtail.
5v reference should be a gray wire. Black sensor ground and green map signal.

to test the map signal you can do it key on engine off the reading would be based on altitude.
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Re: MAP sensor incorrect voltage

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You don’t state what year/engine your working with. To see if the ecm is getting the correct map signal and 5v reference you need to test it at the map pigtail.
5v reference should be a gray wire. Black sensor ground and green map signal.

to test the map signal you can do it key on engine off the reading would be based on altitude.
350 tpi 91 Formula below 1000 altitude. Car is in a shop, was told the MAP sensor is not getting the right voltage, so it must have been tested. From what I understand there's only the middle wire in the three prong plug that the MAP sensor plugs into that powers it? We think it may be a chewed wire, so I was wondering if it would have to be only that wire or if another wire being affected could cause it to not read the correct voltage?
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I would first check the 5v reference at the ecm. You have a 1227730 ecm. The 5v ref for the map is a grey wire pin a4.
the voltage seen bye the ecm is at pin f15 the wire you should back prove to get a 3.8-5.5v reading.the middle wire is output to the ecm. You might be fighting a bad ecm or even a fuel related issue like injectors. If they are the stock injectors I would ohm them.

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Here is a testing procedure using a 3bar map Kpa reading.
a map reading can be seen on a scanner or tuner pro rt a great diagnostic program.
http://www.robietherobot.com/storm/mapsensor.htm
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Here is a pinout if your ecm
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