TOD light flashing

[SPAZZ]

did the oil spill all over and run over the sensors and short them out, did you change tires, wheels, rims, put a spare on, run through deep water, mud, take your VX swimming, attempt the TOD disconnect mod, rotate tires, mess with lug nuts, brake job, blow a fuse, have any wire work done, etc...

basically pick your brain for anything...I mean ANYTHING...that could have been serviced, tampered, changed, messed with, new, water, mud, mods, etc that could have happened recently. Then make a list. From there we can start a process of elemination.

I only had a flashing check TOD light after I took my VX SWIMMING quite litterally with water/mud coming over the top of the hood and into the doors where the windows were down. It never died, but it took about 7 fluid changes before all the water was drained. After everything dried out the TOD light stopped flashing.

[etlsport]

from what ive read on other TOD posts, the first place to start would probably be by resetting your computer by disconnecting the battery for a half hour or so, this would rule out a computer problem, then if the problem came back u could go from there

[VXFTW]

Spazz - Nothing aside from the oil change. No swimming, no installs, replacements, etc. It just came on.

As far as disconnecting the battery, I'd rather diagnose the problem and fix it rather than just fix the symptom, ya know what I mean? If I'm lucky, it's just the light, but IDK at this point.

[SPAZZ]

do you have an auto parts store where you can get the code read for free and maybe they do the print out of the code too for free???

Then you could go online or look through the CD rom manual and pick your brain???

If the oil spilled on the sensors going into the hubs/disc breaks then that could have shorted them out making the light come on and flash.

The oil is in the right spot coming out of the filter to spill out and run out and perhaps run down the sensor on passenger side. It's a long shot, but IF they are a really sloppy shop it COULD happen.


Or maybe they are one of those shops that MAKE something happen and hope you are going to pay them to get it fixed. Or fix it elsewhere and that place will do the same and hit or miss they will get it fixed at your shop. Scandals.

[VXFTW]

Any idea where i can get that cd rom manual? I'll check the passenger side sensor in the morning. Is there one on the driver's side as well?

I think I have an Advanced Auto Parts store around here somewhere. I'll see if I can find them and get a code.

[kpaske]

Any idea where i can get that cd rom manual?

Click Here

[Hotsauce]

Your TOD is probably in lockup mode.

I had posted long ago how to read and clear the TOD codes without a tool, if you search you should be able to find it.

Same thing happened to me soon after I bought the truck. The code refered to front speed sensor, but it turned out to be a wet connector, the problem only occured in the rain, and vanished when dry.

John C.