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Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« on: 18 June 2010, 18:55:19 »

Help needed the "car with the spanner" indication light.
And having code
P1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Where fiscally in the car do I look for the throttle control?
The car drive as regular don’t fill any problem
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Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« Reply #1 on: 18 June 2010, 18:59:59 »

Sensor behind throttle pedal and one incorporated into the throttle body. As car seems to be running OK it`s possible you may have slight muck/crud in throttle body preventing butterfly flap from operating at optimum efficiency hence code.
Both sensors are pretty much bombproof regards failing
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Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« Reply #2 on: 19 June 2010, 20:55:00 »

TNX Cleaned the throttle seems to be ok.
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Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« Reply #3 on: 19 June 2010, 21:56:26 »

I meant muck/crud in the throttle bodies on the plenum :)
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Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« Reply #4 on: 20 June 2010, 00:05:47 »

I cleaned the Resistor tracks. and now the indication light is off.
you think it's ok or the problem will come back?
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Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
« Reply #5 on: 20 June 2010, 00:16:04 »

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I cleaned the Resistor tracks. and now the indication light is off.
you think it's ok or the problem will come back?
Only time will tell. Here`s hoping it`s done the trick
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