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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: zvi on 18 June 2010, 18:55:19

Title: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: zvi 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

Title: Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: RobG 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

Title: Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: zvi on 19 June 2010, 20:55:00

TNX Cleaned the throttle seems to be ok.
(http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab200/zvigold/Omega/OmegaThrottle.jpg)

Title: Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: RobG on 19 June 2010, 21:56:26

I meant muck/crud in the throttle bodies on the plenum :)

Title: Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: zvi 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?

Title: Re: Help 1523 Electronic Throttle Control Malfunction
Post by: RobG 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