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Old 08-14-2010, 12:13 PM
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I first replaced knock sensor (which was a real pain to do) and that did not correct the problem so today I went to the junkyard and pulled a ESC moudle from an 89 Jimmy and installed it in the junkyard parking lot and fault did not come back once I started the car. The junkyard charged me a grand total of $6.50 compared to about $60.00 new from NAPA.
 
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Old 08-14-2010, 12:53 PM
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60 is the cheap one at napa, I got that one for mine, didnt have any code, just thought it was a good idea. They also had one for 150.. The stuff that fits in your pocket at the wreckers is usually free where I go
 
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Old 08-14-2010, 04:41 PM
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The junkyard I go to is a U-Pull it and they usually do not charge very much for anything that I am looking for. Lots of times I get some nuts or bolts that I need and they do not bother charging. I just keep it honest and do not mind paying the small amounts they charge. Also if the item is defective you can return it for a replacement or cash back.
 
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Where did you locate the ESC module?
 
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Old 05-24-2011, 08:53 PM
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The ESC is mounted on the firewall to the left of the distributer. If your asking where I purchased mine it was at a local U-Pull it Junkyard and I pulled it off of another Blazer. I swapped in the junkyard ESC in the parking lot and corrected my fault code.
 
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Originally Posted by mr.vls
The ESC is mounted on the firewall to the left of the distributer. If your asking where I purchased mine it was at a local U-Pull it Junkyard and I pulled it off of another Blazer. I swapped in the junkyard ESC in the parking lot and corrected my fault code.
All I see on the firewall are twolittle black boxes just to the left of the master cylinder. Is that it?
 
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mr.vls has an '89. What are you driving?

On a '93-'95, for instance, Code 43 is Knock sensor signal was either above 3.5 volts or below 1.5 volts for at least 20 seconds. There is no ESC.
 
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'93 S10 Blazer 4X4 Tahoe
 
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You don't have an ESC; that's handled by the ECM. That code is for a knock sensor on your truck. You have 2: one near the spark plugs in the driver's side head and one in the back of the passenger side head towards the firewall.
 
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