 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | AF 350Z | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
 | | ||
| |
|
| Latest | 0 Rplys |
|
|||||||
| Engineering/Technical Ask technical questions about cars. Do you know how a car engine works? |
 |
 Show Printable Version |  Email this Page | 
Subscribe to this Thread
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
07-20-2003, 06:14 PM
|
#1 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 26
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
check engine light on hELP!
I just installed some OBX spark plug wires which a friend gave to me. I was driving around fine but today the check engine light comes on. Im guessing it has something to do with the wires but im not sure what. I reinstalled the stock spark plug wires but the light remains on. Any ideas?
|
|
|
|
|
07-27-2003, 01:46 PM
|
#2 | |
|
AF Moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Homeless, Illinois
Posts: 6,216
Thanks: 1
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
|
find out what code it is!
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-28-2003, 02:09 PM
|
#3 | |
|
AF Newbie
Thread starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 26
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
how do you check the code?
|
|
|
|
|
|
07-28-2003, 10:26 PM
|
#4 | |
|
AF Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Homeless, Illinois
Posts: 6,216
Thanks: 1
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
|
If your car seems to be running ok, disconnect the negative battery cable for a minute or so. Reconnect, then start engine & check for light.
OBDII scanner is needed to retrieve codes |
|
|
|
|
|
03-31-2004, 02:38 PM
|
#5 | |
|
AF Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
An obd2 scanner is not needed to pull your codes...on the 99-00 civics (not sure if it's different than yours) there is a plug underneath the passenger glove box that has two wire going into it. It isn't really plugged into anything. Take a piece of wire and put it in both sides of the plug. Turn your engine to run and the engine light will blink, I believe a long flash is 10 and a short is 1 (ex 2 long and 3 short would be 23). It will keep repeating all the codes that have been tripped. You can look up the codes in a chilton manual...I'm sure you can find it on the net too.
Hope this helps...it has always saved me a lot of time. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
