CPS removal for real?

[NC Tom]

I ran across a post stating, "Some people have cured their CPS problems by simply cutting the connector out of the harness and SOLDERING the wires together."

 

Is this legit?

[eaglescout526]

Yes. Legit fix from Chrysler where the kit would allow you to drill a hole in the firewall and do the modification that way. 

[hgeranium]

2 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

Yes. Legit fix from Chrysler where the kit would allow you to drill a hole in the firewall and do the modification that way. 

So the common CPS issues stem from the connector itself? If you soldered the wires together, how would you check voltage on it? Or does that fix completely eliminate the need to do so in the first place?

[eaglescout526]

1 hour ago, hgeranium said:

So the common CPS issues stem from the connector itself? If you soldered the wires together, how would you check voltage on it? Or does that fix completely eliminate the need to do so in the first place?

Well the fix was to eliminate weak signal from the wire to the ECU itself. It has to travel from the CPS to the connector, through the firewall to the ECU which can result in signal drop. Now I do suppose you could keep the connector just in case if the new one fails but shortening the length of wire is said to help with the issue of the signal being weak. I have half the kit somewhere or the full kit. One of the two. 

[hgeranium]

Just now, eaglescout526 said:

Well the fix was to eliminate weak signal from the wire to the ECU itself. It has to travel from the CPS to the connector, through the firewall to the ECU which can result in signal drop. Now I do suppose you could keep the connector just in case if the new one fails but shortening the length of wire is said to help with the issue of the signal being weak. I have half the kit somewhere or the full kit. One of the two. 

Woah that’s a really neat fix. Sounds pretty easy too especially for not having to worry about the CPS dropping out anymore. 

[eaglescout526]

1 minute ago, hgeranium said:

Woah that’s a really neat fix. Sounds pretty easy too especially for not having to worry about the CPS dropping out anymore. 

Yeah it’s pretty neat. Not sure why it wasn’t done early on but something tells me this fix is a literal foreshadow to aftermarket parts being crap. 

[hgeranium]

Just now, eaglescout526 said:

Yeah it’s pretty neat. Not sure why it wasn’t done early on but something tells me this fix is a literal foreshadow to aftermarket parts being crap. 

Do you actually need the mopar kit or can you just  manually shorten the wire and splice it?

[eaglescout526]

Just now, hgeranium said:

Do you actually need the mopar kit or can you just  manually shorten the wire and splice it?

No you don’t need the kit. You can shorten the wire. Now the one thing the kit does have is the grommet for the wire out the firewall but I suppose one could use anything else. 

[hgeranium]

Just now, eaglescout526 said:

No you don’t need the kit. You can shorten the wire. Now the one thing the kit does have is the grommet for the wire out the firewall but I suppose one could use anything else. 

Good to know. I guess I know what I’m doing if my NTK CPS starts crapping out on me

[garyweb3]

CPS is crank position switch correct?

[llhat]

yes, that is correct...  

 

just to clarify,  this is eliminating the CPS connector...   engine will not run with the CPS deleted completely...