If Anyone Can Tell Me

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 08/31/2017 at 15:30 • Filed to: partslopnik

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Why a replacement side mirror is needed to fix a check engine light on a Ram Promaster....

I’ll be plenty impressed.

benjrblant > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:32

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Because Fiat.

CalzoneGolem > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:34

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diplodicus > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:34

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Ambient air sensor? I googled

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:34

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probably shares a fuse box

Takuro Spirit > benjrblant 08/31/2017 at 15:37

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Fiat Is Always The issue

Takuro Spirit > diplodicus 08/31/2017 at 15:37

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Cheater :P

diplodicus > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:40

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Why would they put it in the mirror. There is so much ambient air. You could put it practically anywhere.

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:41

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Volvo and Aston the same way.

Do you know why would a CEL light for an emissions code come on if a Volvo radiator goes bad?

Takuro Spirit > diplodicus 08/31/2017 at 15:45

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A better question is: Why isn’t it a serviceable part, separate from the mirror?

Takuro Spirit > EL_ULY 08/31/2017 at 15:46

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No clue. I’d believe anything you tell me at this point....

jimz > EL_ULY 08/31/2017 at 15:49

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coolant temperature out of normal operating range.

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:50

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Some Volvo radiators are lined with air cleaning catalyst material called Premair. There is a sensor tht is stuuck to the fins of the radiator to check its catalyst efficiency. If the material or the sensor fails, you will get a check engine light for emissions systems.

EL_ULY > jimz 08/31/2017 at 15:51

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you’d get a thermostat circuit code for that one. I’ve responded to Takuro, it gets pretty odd.

Volvo cars do not really play well with generic OBD codes, they have their own universe of code language that traditional scanners don’t adapt to very well

Takuro Spirit > EL_ULY 08/31/2017 at 15:52

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EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 15:56

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lol exactly what our customers say. Especially since it’s on older cars and the radiator cost more than their car is worth. Also their reaction because mechanic shops have already replaced everything in the emissions system trying to solve this. Only a Volvo reader can tell you. It had gotten severly worse as the years go on. Even high end independent shops can’t touch these cars when goofy problems arise. Only those with our licensed scanner that in these new cars are completely wireless. I can lower the windows of a car as soon as it pulls into the service drive. OBD plug? What is that?

diplodicus > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 16:05

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But how would they sell you a new mirror that way? lol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > EL_ULY 08/31/2017 at 16:11

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Holy shit I thought that was a made up example to test his “believe anything you say” theory. No way is that a real thing.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 16:13

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Fiat Is Always Trouble

Takuro Spirit > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/31/2017 at 16:15

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Feign Ignorance, Acquire Tools.

benjrblant > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 16:23

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Answer: Because Fiat.

Captain of the Enterprise > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 17:22

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Because FCA

promoted by the color red > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2017 at 18:02

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Wait, you’re telling me that FCA put a critical sensor in an easily breakable part of a commercial vehicle, the vehicle that’s driven harder than a rental?

Why does this not surprise me at all?

Takuro Spirit > promoted by the color red 08/31/2017 at 19:36

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o/

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > EL_ULY 08/31/2017 at 19:43

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Well at least it’s in the engine bay for the Volvo, still a crazy reason, but more reasonable than the mirror.

pip bip - choose Corrour > EL_ULY 09/01/2017 at 04:30

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That is sheer lunatic engineering

EL_ULY > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/01/2017 at 08:33

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lol yeah but, meh :]