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Old 09-30-2005, 05:10 PM   #1
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turbo making check engine light come on

alright so i installed a turbo in my 1996 geo prizm (of course the first year of obd2) and my check engine light comes on when the turbo turns on. i've been looking around for a program to reprogram my ecu but haven't found one for geo prizms and was just wondering if anyone knew about any programs out there
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Old 10-07-2005, 11:44 AM   #2
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Re: turbo making check engine light come on

just unplug the negative terminal on the battery an hold the break down for 30 sec then it should reset the ecu.then u gopt to drive it around for lik 30 min for the ecu to releanr the car.if that dosent work u will have to get greddy emanage piggyback ecu to run your turbo correct
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Old 01-03-2006, 10:22 PM   #3
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Re: turbo making check engine light come on

what kind of turbo do u have in ur prizm? and did it the engine light come off when u reset the ecu?
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Old 01-03-2006, 10:26 PM   #4
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Re: turbo making check engine light come on

Scan it first to find out what the DTC is.
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Old 01-03-2006, 11:37 PM   #5
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Re: turbo making check engine light come on

I'll bet it's a MAP sensor out of range code. A N.A. Engine's MAP sensor cannot read boost(Well, maybe a bar of boost), only vacuum.
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Old 03-10-2006, 06:49 PM   #6
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Re: turbo making check engine light come on

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alright so i installed a turbo in my 1996 geo prizm (of course the first year of obd2) and my check engine light comes on when the turbo turns on. i've been looking around for a program to reprogram my ecu but haven't found one for geo prizms and was just wondering if anyone knew about any programs out there
thanks!
Is ur ride still a automatic?
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