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help my car threw a CEL!

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Old 01-11-2007, 01:17 AM
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Zanador
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Just for future CEL code pulling reference, you dont have to go down to a autozone to get a code pulled. Buy yourself a OBD II code checker, such as these: http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_auto/0...=OBD+II++check and for about 40-100 bucks depending on which you get, you can pull all your own codes on any car you own thats 96+ and has OBD II. After a few pulled codes, it pays for itself, and you can pull the code right away instead of worrying yourself.
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Old 01-11-2007, 10:01 AM
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Autozone can read codes but most of the time,have no clue what they really mean....Had a cust come in from autozone,,statedthey said she hadlean 02 codes bank 1 and 2....upsteam o2's ...well they told her to buy new o2's ....so she replaced them...light came back on same codes,,she returned to autozone,,same codes....they suggested the rear o'2 (there's 4 total)......lets see 100.00 plus popx 4....for the still thelightto come back on...came in my shop,,same lean codes...turns out ,,manifold gasket blowed both sides.....causing lean conditions.200..fixed the problem,,,unfortunetly,she ahd already wasted 400 plus on the wrong parts ,,plus labor to pay another shop to install..point is,,,,,let them read you the codes,,but do the reseach yourself into why it threw the codes....lean can be alot of things,,as all codes....coolant temp code,,,,,doesnt mean the coolant temp sensor is bad,,well not all the time,,a stuck t-stat can cuse this code...be careful,,sometimes fixing it yourself can cost more than taking it in if your not careful....
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