well recently had some prob with the car randomly shutting off,got check engine light..went to autozone and got code p1296,check this forum under PCM (Comuter) Error Codes and no luck..whats this code mean and how do i fix it..

What year is your car?

96 eclipse(hrc stage 2 with built bottom end)and stock everything else..found out its a map sensor code,but i replaced it with a new one and its still die randomly.i search and some people have this prob using the safc or hrc black box.i don't have the safc but i am using hrc black box and missing link.

Do the key dance instead. Give us that code, and I can more accurately diagnose your problem.

Any other symptoms? "It dies randomly" could be anything.

its no 5 volts reference to the map sensor.

check all connections to the black box and the map sensor, your reference wire is disconnected somewhere

Originally posted by mcgyvr
its no 5 volts reference to the map sensor. check all connections to the black box and the map sensor, your reference wire is disconnected somewhere

yup....better yet get rid of the black box. you have a missing link. try it then and see what happenes. I thought there was a memeber on this board that the black box shorted out on him.

Just a shot once you get it to run. My 96 ran turboed for 2 years no missing link and no black box. No idea why, try it, worst you will have to do is intall a ML or FCD and reset the ECU.

Terry


96 Eagle Talon ESI....Daily driver

97 Eclipse.........

i had that code when i had an SAFC...took it out and it went away.

take out your black box, and check the wire to the ECU for the map sensor, its yellow with a black stripe...likely its shorting out somewhere or the connection is fubar somewhere along the line

i took out the hrc black box and reseted the ecu and it went away,So far so good.

Yup like turby said i had the same issue with my SAFC, the same reason i remove it. some 96+ ECU's wont deal with it. Now the FCD i made doesnt give me codes, not sure why the Hahn would it really does the same thing i am sure, but others have noticed the problem too. At any rate good job.

Terry