|
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | Air Dried Beef Dog Food | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
|
#1
03-17-2005, 09:00 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Got A Check Engine Light
just driving this morning and the check engine light just came on. can someone tell me how to find out how to read the ecu or how to find out what it is?
i tried searching for the thread but for some reason the page wont come up. can someone point me in the right direction?
__________________
|
|
#2
03-18-2005, 10:14 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
When was the last time you changed the spark plugs and the oxygen sensor on the car ?
|
|
#3
03-19-2005, 03:21 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Got A Check Engine Light
You can change the plugs but I recommend not changing any mechanical parts until you read the stored ECU code that caused the light to come on in the first place. I hear Autozone will hook up the reader and tell you the code for free. Normally the ECU is under the passenger kick panel. I do not know where the service connector for your model is but Autozone does.
|
|
#5
03-20-2005, 09:23 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Got A Check Engine Light
what year is your car? Autozone only does that for model year 1996 and up.
|
|
#6
03-21-2005, 09:41 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: Got A Check Engine Light
If you have an OBDII (96+) most Autozones have a service where they will plug in a scanner to your ECU and retrieve the codes for free. If you don’t have this service available at your local Autozone, or you don’t have a local Autozone, or you have a pre-96 car, you will need to pull the code yourself. (You can take it to a dealership to have them pull the codes, but personally, I can think of a thousand better ways to spend $70/hour).
To learn how to pull your own codes, go here and read everything: http://www.hondapitstop.com/accord/t...ror_codes.html If for some reason that isn’t sufficient for you, you may want to look at this: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...em+malfunction Now you should have a code…and you probably want to know what the code means, so check out these pages. Between these 4 pages you will DEFINANTLY find your code and what part of the car it refers to. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...em+malfunction http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...em+malfunction http://www.hondaswap.com/forums/inde...howtopic=29806 http://www.hondata.com/techecucodes.html
__________________
96 3000gt vr4 -K&N FIPK -Proboost mbc -Cusco front + rear strut bars -Greddy type-s -ATR downpipe -no cats -15Gs, 3sx aluminum pulley, FMIC, SAFC, walboro pump, EVO 560ccs, and Meth Injection Kit all waiting to go in shortly. Your 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 is the 92nd out of the 315 that were made that year. Only 21 of which are exactly identical.
|
|
#8
03-24-2005, 03:16 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Well, it depends upon what model you have. For the 6th gen Accords (98-02) you can Go to autozone and have them pull the code for you. They'll do it for free
Then go here to figure out what's wrong Codes for check engine light
__________________
what's that red button on your steering wheel.......OOOHHH MMMYYY GODDDD :22yikes:   
|
|
 |
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
