check engine light question
#13
RE: check engine light question
you dont NEED a OBDI scan tool. you can do it the old fashioned way with a piece of wire
find your EEC connector
get access to it and look for the GRAY connector with a single wire
Pull this connector out of the cluster and insert a wire. run that wire to a negative source.... (ground)
hop in the car and turn the key to the ON position and watch the way the CEL blinks
here is a good write up on how to read the codes from PerformanceProbe.com
(keep in mind the steps on this page are for a probe, the codes will be different. use this only to referance HOW to read the CEL blinks)
post what you find as far as the codes go, and we will let you know what they mean
find your EEC connector
get access to it and look for the GRAY connector with a single wire
Pull this connector out of the cluster and insert a wire. run that wire to a negative source.... (ground)
hop in the car and turn the key to the ON position and watch the way the CEL blinks
here is a good write up on how to read the codes from PerformanceProbe.com
(keep in mind the steps on this page are for a probe, the codes will be different. use this only to referance HOW to read the CEL blinks)
post what you find as far as the codes go, and we will let you know what they mean
#14
RE: check engine light question
Interpreting the Codes
The pulses on the voltmeter and the flashes on the MIL light translate into two digit codes. To simplify things, we'll call all flashes and pulses, pulses. There are two types of pulses. A long pulse is a pulse that lasts 1-1/2 seconds. A short pulse is a pulse that lasts a 1/2 second. These are pretty distinguishable. The long pulse represents the first digit or tens position of the two digit code. The short pulse represents the second digit or ones position of the two digit code. So, if there is one long pulse followed by four short pulses, that would be the number 14. If there isn't any long pulse, the number is less than ten and the first digit is 0. Eight short pulses with no long pulse would be a 08 code. If there is a long pulse, but no short pulse, the code is 10.
Two digit codes are separated by 4 second pause. When all the codes are displayed, the codes will repeat. As an example, eight short pulses, a four second gap, three long pulses, four short pulses, a four second gap, eight short pulses, a four second gap, three long pulses, four short pulses... repeating continuously will be interpreted as two codes 08 and 34.
If there are no codes, then there are no problems found.
Codes 8 and 34
The pulses on the voltmeter and the flashes on the MIL light translate into two digit codes. To simplify things, we'll call all flashes and pulses, pulses. There are two types of pulses. A long pulse is a pulse that lasts 1-1/2 seconds. A short pulse is a pulse that lasts a 1/2 second. These are pretty distinguishable. The long pulse represents the first digit or tens position of the two digit code. The short pulse represents the second digit or ones position of the two digit code. So, if there is one long pulse followed by four short pulses, that would be the number 14. If there isn't any long pulse, the number is less than ten and the first digit is 0. Eight short pulses with no long pulse would be a 08 code. If there is a long pulse, but no short pulse, the code is 10.
Two digit codes are separated by 4 second pause. When all the codes are displayed, the codes will repeat. As an example, eight short pulses, a four second gap, three long pulses, four short pulses, a four second gap, eight short pulses, a four second gap, three long pulses, four short pulses... repeating continuously will be interpreted as two codes 08 and 34.
If there are no codes, then there are no problems found.
Codes 8 and 34
#16
RE: check engine light question
It looks like there might be some stuff missing, my dad said the even he didnt know where it was, and hes the one who reinstalled the wiring harness...ill check a couple more times ...but idk
#19
RE: check engine light question
Okie dokie well i went and had the car tested at my friends shop, and the only code that showed up was something that isnt on my car, the mechanic said that the part that causes that code to come up isnt on a 302.....
#20
RE: check engine light question
ORIGINAL: MEM 302 5.0L
autozone only does the year 95 and above....they cant check a 91 engine
autozone only does the year 95 and above....they cant check a 91 engine
I work at advance auto, and we can check a bunch of different computers. OBDII is the most common, but we got like 5 different hookups for computers. If theres one around your area see if they'll do it, they should be able to.
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