voltage regulator

Asked by jsjones55x Dec 16, 2015 at 03:24 PM about the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

If pcm fails to regulate voltage, can I rig an external
regulator to bypass pcm. Would the car run and
would it throw any codes for emissions testing.

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159,355

The best repair is always find and repair the problem. You may make things worse by trying to "southern engineer" something, especially when computers are involved.

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Actually they make kits designed to do just this, bypass the ECM voltage regulator when it fails. Some links: https://alternatorparts.com/external-voltage-regulator-high-output-alternator-kit.html ("External Regulator Conversion Kit for Your Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep. Gets the Voltage Regulator out of the Computer") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtB3g1kk8Rg

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159,355

Well, that is news to me. Thanks for posting, Ken. I learned something today.

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