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Topic #36387 11 posts Started by CLYCK
well my check engine light came on for the first time since i have had the car and well i asked bboyrugged already and he has turned me to a good site that has the same how to that on this site but includes all the engine codes. so i tried to diagnose the car my self with the how to but when i turn the key to the on position the light does not blink at all its jiust stays lit and well i have the paper clip in the right place iam not sure what iam doing wrong any help is a greatly appreciated.
u cant do that check if ur car is 96+

its because its odb 2, not odb 1

all celi's b4 96 had odb 1 so it was possible to look for codes by doing the paperclip meathod

so yeah, i guess ur gona have to go get ur car scanned for codes at a mechanic or something...

Is this good enuff 4 ya? :D
with obd II autozone or advance autoparts will scan your codes for free
well i feel abit dumb but thanks guess i'll go to autozone tomorrow, hopefully i can get it done before i go back to school. Thanks alot guys
oh crap i forgot ur car was a 96...my fault leo lol

bboy

..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi..
the punks at autozone charged me 182 bux and they made me scan it. stupid loan a tool, i said ill be outside for 5 minutes and bring it back but noooo, they gotta be a-holes about it.
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the punks at autozone charged me 182 bux and they made me scan it. stupid loan a tool, i said ill be outside for 5 minutes and bring it back but noooo, they gotta be a-holes about it.


well considering the people here at the autozone where i live iam gonna go to advance auto
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the punks at autozone charged me 182 bux and they made me scan it. stupid loan a tool, i said ill be outside for 5 minutes and bring it back but noooo, they gotta be a-holes about it.



weird, they just walked out to my car and scanned it right fast.
same here, i had my dakota scanned. guess it didnt like my gas cap so i had to replace it. no biggie. i asked the lady how much the scanner she had was and she said 99$ anyone else ever asked?

94' ST Coupe - 5sfe Motor swap and brake swap.
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same here, i had my dakota scanned. guess it didnt like my gas cap so i had to replace it. no biggie. i asked the lady how much the scanner she had was and she said 99$ anyone else ever asked?



79 for the small pocket one, 129 for the one they use, and 219 for the uber one.
well i didnt have time to go to sdvance auto or autozone today but right now after work i get in start the ar and that engine light is on like it was before. i didnt notice it but when i parked in my drive way i looked up before i shutthe car off and the light magically came off. I dont know if the rain has anything to do with it ut its been raining since late last night regardless aim getting it checked but it did creep me out that its off now.