1993 Cummins N14 ECM issues

18 wheels of fury · Feb 26, 2020

BoxCarKidd said: ↑

Glad you found a good guy. I thank you should do him a favor? and post his shop.
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BoxCarKidd said: ↑

Glad you found a good guy. I thank you should do him a favor? and post his shop.
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yeah that's a good idea because i was thinking the worst but the shop is HD truck repair in Jackson,GA next to the blue beacon really nice guys

xsetra · Feb 27, 2020

Opus62 said: ↑

HI. This is my first post in this forum so please forgive any screw ups on my part.
Full disclosure: I am not a qualified Cummins diesel mechanic but I have been given the task of maintaining my employer's 1993 Freightliner dump truck. [I work for an equipment rental company/contractor]

Now on to the meat of the matter. The engine is an N14 that seems to run well. But in recent months it has seen fit to derate itself with a yellow and flashing red light on the dash. Quckserv on the Cummins web site has been most helpful. The trouble codes are 123, 141, 145, 154, 213, 352, 415 and 422. Everything seems to relate to code 352, low voltage [0.5 volts] at pins 2,3,5,12,21 and 22 of the sensor harness. Pin 10 of the OEM harness, however, does have 4.5 - 5.0 volts. At all connectors at the sensors I am getting 0.3 to 0.6 volts. As for code 422, coolant level sensor, there is no such sensor on this truck. After unplugging all sensors and the shorting plug at the coolant level sensor plug I still get the 352 code and still only get low voltage. It's looking a lot like the 5 volt supply to the sensor harness is dead. My big question is, can I tap off of the 5 volt supply coming from pin 10 of the OEM harness or can I add on an external 5 volt source to the 5 volt circuit in the sensor harness? Tight budgets preclude taking the truck to the Cummins distributor for a proper check over.

Thankyou in advance for ANY advice.
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When I got to the same point you have about splicing wires to get power on my 99 N14. I changed the engine harness. That solved all the sensor issues, at the time. Now when a code comes on. I know it is a real sensor problem and not a frayed wire or bad connection.
It is a lot less stress driving.
Also I was told the shorting of power wires in the harness could have a negative result with the ECM.
Hope you solved your problem.
What was your solution?

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