Check Engine Light
hubbagiggles
07-02-2006, 10:27 PM
:banghead: Anything anyone can tell me will be gratefuly appreciated. Most roads have been taken and still it shines. If new computer is required, how much can i expect to pay?
StNicholas
07-04-2006, 09:31 AM
At a minimum, we should know the make, model and year. For more enlightenment, you should offer the roads that have been taken.
Nick
Nick
hubbagiggles
07-04-2006, 11:49 PM
This is a Legacy Outback. The scanner failed to shut the light off. Could it possibly be the main computer?
freakray
07-05-2006, 06:41 AM
Did the scanner find a code?
hubbagiggles
07-05-2006, 11:14 PM
Yes, but codes didn't work. The light shines one.
somick
07-06-2006, 04:14 PM
When your car computer turns the "Check Engine" ligt on, it is the way it tells you: "Something is wrong". What did you do to find what was wrong?
Sam
Sam
hubbagiggles
07-06-2006, 11:57 PM
When the scanner was used, and codes came up. The light didn't go off as it is supposed to do and the codes didn't apply to anything plausable.
somick
07-08-2006, 02:58 PM
All right! Let us start from the other end!
What did the codes say?
Sam
What did the codes say?
Sam
hubbagiggles
07-11-2006, 03:32 PM
Spoke to the mechanic myself. When they hooked up the scanner, codes came up which he ignored since the light didn't go out when it was hooked up he assumed the main computer was faulty. My first thought is, find another mechanic, but husband refuses because this mechanic is a friend and he wouldn't second guess him. So thank you all for your help. Guess i'm doomed to slamming my head into a brick wall.
somick
07-11-2006, 04:27 PM
I wish I could help you but first you have to pesuade your husband to take your car to a REAL mechanic who is not necessarily his friend. Show him this thread.
The equation is simple:
No promble = no code
Code = problem
What kind of Subaru do you have?
What code did he get? I will look for the code for you.
You actualy can do it yourself. Go to www.usmb.net (http://www.usmb.net). Since he used a code reader I asume this is a new generation. Look under "New Generation" Subarus. Do Search for codes.
Hope you will resolve your problem.
Sam
The equation is simple:
No promble = no code
Code = problem
What kind of Subaru do you have?
What code did he get? I will look for the code for you.
You actualy can do it yourself. Go to www.usmb.net (http://www.usmb.net). Since he used a code reader I asume this is a new generation. Look under "New Generation" Subarus. Do Search for codes.
Hope you will resolve your problem.
Sam
somick
07-11-2006, 04:41 PM
I just have made a search at www.autozone.com (http://www.autozone.com) for the location in New York area. They do have stores there. Go to any store. They will read your code for free and give you basic advice on what to do next.
Sam
Sam
freakray
07-11-2006, 05:13 PM
Your husband's friend is a moron, if the code is there it's there for a reason. The CEL will only go out once the code is cleared from the system and it will only clear once the problem has been rectified.
If your husband won't take the car elsewhere, take it elsewhere yourself. CEL codes which don't go away ARE NOT a faulty computer, they are a problem with something and the computer is trying to tell you what.
If your husband won't take the car elsewhere, take it elsewhere yourself. CEL codes which don't go away ARE NOT a faulty computer, they are a problem with something and the computer is trying to tell you what.
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