Code 211? PIP Erratic

[toppdogg_1]

I got the codes ran on my car and it came back with a 211 PIP Erratic. The car has some problems starting at times but seems to drive fine. What exactly is the PIP and how much would it cost to replace it?

 

[CManT1914]

I got the codes ran on my car and it came back with a 211 PIP Erratic. The car has some problems starting at times but seems to drive fine. What exactly is the PIP and how much would it cost to replace it?

I think it is the "profile ignition pickup" sensor, or something like that. It's in the distributor, and I THINK that it tells your tach how fast the motor is spinning. My tach started jumping around erratically this afternoon, I think it is my PIP going south on me. Hopefully somebody more knowledgeable will chime in.

 

[toppdogg_1]

i just looked around the forums some more and found out that it is a senor in the distributor like you said, and that if it is going that it is best to get a new distributor because the sensor may be cheap but you need to tear down the dizzy and then rebuild it after putting in the new sensor

 

[HISSIN50]

Yep, I wont try to spout off into because I am conversant with the fox PIP and the SN PIP actually works a little differently (it can use the raising and falling edge as a means of calculation IIRC).

The PIP is responsible for base spark and injector timing.

When one has a bad PIP, there should be no spark and no fuel injector pulsing (a bad TFI gives no spark but does not affect injector pulsing).

Some folks breeze through installing a new PIP and some struggle (getting the gear back on and aligned can be a pain). Were it me, I would try to do the PIP (a bearing splitter really helps with the task) and if it wont go, get a reman'd/new dizzy. At some point I would have a machine shop do the PIP in the old one so you have a back up dizzy.

Or a machine shop should be able to do the entire PIP swap.

Good luck.