You had a most informative post about the VSS. I've got an '05 Accord LX manual transmission and I'd like to find out about the VSS for it compared to the '94 Accord .PDF file posted. I would guess that it would be similar, but just in case you knew where a similar .PDF would be for my vehicle, I'd appreciate the info. That file really makes checking the VSS easy (if my car is the same). Thanks. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+
Charles, Unfortunately I do not know anything about the VSS on the '05 Accord. The service manuals haven't started falling off trucks on the information super highway just yet... What are you trying to do? The factory authorized service manuals from http://www.helminc are worth every penny if you are doing work on you own car. The 2003 - 2005 Accord manual is $70, and if you have the V6 you need the $40 V6 supplement as well.
I understand -- I figured it was worth a shot ... It turns out that I may not need the info I asked about after all. One guy at the Tire Rack told me that I couldn't get a 215/xx-16 on the car -- that I'd have to go to a 17" wheel for that. So I was stuck looking at a 205/55-16, which put the speedo readout at the high end of spec. Ideally, I'd really like the speedo to reflect the real speed, but it turns out that nobody wants you to know that this is possible, other than by severely limiting your tire / wheel choices so that the VSS module is happy. Turns out that "Rick's Yellow Box" can translate the pulse count received to what it should be after a custom tire/wheel install. Only downside is that you'd have to fiddle with the VSS wiring harness (cut/strip wires) in a way such that it would later be obvious. In a snit, a dealer could void your warranty, claiming odometer tampering or some such, even though the intent and effect was to achieve accuracy in speed and distance reporting. So there's this lovely item that dispenses with all that fuss. That's the "Test Harness" for the vehicle speed sensor. It plugs inline between the sensor and the wires leading away from the sensor, and you could tap into THAT bit of wire without ever disturbing the OEM setup. It also means that if warranty service were ever called for, you could simply remove this intervening bit of hardware, and live happily ever after. Why I don't need it now: Another guy at the Tire Rack, who has been there for much longer than the other dweeb, told me that 225/55-16 should be no problem, but that we'd just need to process it as a "custom" order. So I'm getting the right tire at the right size and I'm really psyched about it. (It's the Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S). It's two pounds lighter than the OE tire, and the alloys should be considerably lighter as well. One item was on back order, so it'll all be a couple of weeks getting here, but I'll try to let you know how it worked out. Thanks very much for responding. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+
Charles Lasitter wrote: Understood. I am involved with an older car where the fuel pressure regulator is controlled by the ECU (the mixture is controlled by varying the fuel pressure rather than by varying the duty cycle of the injectors). The oxygen sensor can be tested by reading the current through the fuel pressure regulator. Problem is, to conveniently measure the current you need a factory test harness similar to what you are describing for the VSS. For that particular car I have found that the connector for the oxygen sensor is the same as for the fuel pressure regulator. At the junk yard I was able to cut out both the male and female O2S connectors, and have made my own harness. Total cost $4, your dealer probably wanted a lot more for the VSS test harness?
About $49 IIRC. This one would male on one end (into the VSS) and female on the other (receiving the plug end) from the vehicle wiring harness. Still think it would be handy to have, even though my current tire selection puts me on the money for revolutions per mile. -- CL. +-----------------------------------------+ | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping | | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St | | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 | +-----------------------------------------+
