check engine light came on...
01-15-2005, 02:15 PM
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check engine light came on...
my check engine came on thursday night on my way home I didnt drive it at all yesterday and this morning I turned it on 2 c if the light was still there and it was...this happened to me b4 about 2-3 months ago ...the light came on I brang it 2 ford and they said that the chip I had in the car wouldnt let them c what was wrong and they charged me to look at it sense the chip wasnt under there warranty...so I just disconnected the battery for 15 min. and the light hasnt come on until now...so I did the same thing I did last time w/ the battery and in 10 min I'll connect everything and c if the check engine light is still on...my question is what do u think sets the light on like that?...is it something wrong w/ my car or does something really little trigger the check engine light???....I remember awhile back the head mechanic at ford who races at the same track as I do told me that when a car is tuned like my is were the ECU was tuned to very specific settings that alot of things could set the light off ..for instance getting differant brands of gas and so on...so ever sense then I've gone to the same gas station and the same pump and everythings been fine until now...so what do u think could have tripped off the light?
01-15-2005, 02:19 PM
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RE: check engine light came on...
Well do you have MIL eliminators on your O2 sensors? When I installed my exhaust I did not put the MILs on and it took nearly 2 weeks befroe my check engine light came on. We have the identical setup from headers to pipes.
01-15-2005, 02:22 PM
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yea I have mil eliminators on...ford cracked my o2 sensors when they put my new tranny in about 2-3 months back...I brang it back to them and they put new ones on and ever since then my car has been fine...no lights or nothing...until now...
01-15-2005, 05:14 PM
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I don't really know how you can diagnose any problems with your car unless it's puffing smoke or not starting. Our cars have so many sensors in them, it would take days for you to figure out where the problem is coming from. I really don't know what to tell you.
01-16-2005, 12:50 AM
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I don't really know how you can diagnose any problems with your car unless it's puffing smoke or not starting. Our cars have so many sensors in them, it would take days for you to figure out where the problem is coming from. I really don't know what to tell you.
I don't really know how you can diagnose any problems with your car unless it's puffing smoke or not starting. Our cars have so many sensors in them, it would take days for you to figure out where the problem is coming from. I really don't know what to tell you.
01-16-2005, 04:15 AM
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ORIGINAL: Dan02GT
I don't really know how you can diagnose any problems with your car unless it's puffing smoke or not starting. Our cars have so many sensors in them, it would take days for you to figure out where the problem is coming from. I really don't know what to tell you.
I don't really know how you can diagnose any problems with your car unless it's puffing smoke or not starting. Our cars have so many sensors in them, it would take days for you to figure out where the problem is coming from. I really don't know what to tell you.
01-16-2005, 05:03 AM
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RE: check engine light came on...
Well he has a dyno tuned chip, and unfortunately I don't know how compatible it is to pull codes off with a scanner.
Why don't you try having the code pulled again or take it back to your dyno tuner and get some advice...
Why don't you try having the code pulled again or take it back to your dyno tuner and get some advice...
01-16-2005, 05:13 AM
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my check engine came on thursday night on my way home I didnt drive it at all yesterday and this morning I turned it on 2 c if the light was still there and it was...this happened to me b4 about 2-3 months ago ...the light came on I brang it 2 ford and they said that the chip I had in the car wouldnt let them c what was wrong and they charged me to look at it sense the chip wasnt under there warranty...so I just disconnected the battery for 15 min. and the light hasnt come on until now...so I did the same thing I did last time w/ the battery and in 10 min I'll connect everything and c if the check engine light is still on...my question is what do u think sets the light on like that?...is it something wrong w/ my car or does something really little trigger the check engine light???....I remember awhile back the head mechanic at ford who races at the same track as I do told me that when a car is tuned like my is were the ECU was tuned to very specific settings that alot of things could set the light off ..for instance getting differant brands of gas and so on...so ever sense then I've gone to the same gas station and the same pump and everythings been fine until now...so what do u think could have tripped off the light?
my check engine came on thursday night on my way home I didnt drive it at all yesterday and this morning I turned it on 2 c if the light was still there and it was...this happened to me b4 about 2-3 months ago ...the light came on I brang it 2 ford and they said that the chip I had in the car wouldnt let them c what was wrong and they charged me to look at it sense the chip wasnt under there warranty...so I just disconnected the battery for 15 min. and the light hasnt come on until now...so I did the same thing I did last time w/ the battery and in 10 min I'll connect everything and c if the check engine light is still on...my question is what do u think sets the light on like that?...is it something wrong w/ my car or does something really little trigger the check engine light???....I remember awhile back the head mechanic at ford who races at the same track as I do told me that when a car is tuned like my is were the ECU was tuned to very specific settings that alot of things could set the light off ..for instance getting differant brands of gas and so on...so ever sense then I've gone to the same gas station and the same pump and everythings been fine until now...so what do u think could have tripped off the light?
but yeah good luck dude
01-16-2005, 05:37 AM
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RE: check engine light came on...
you dont need to take it anywheres to get your codes checked. you only need a little jumper wire to short the ecu then count your flashes on your check engine light and it will give you a code number. you then look the code # up and there is your problem. i had done it numerous times on my 95f150 and the old ladys old car 91 sunbird. never failed me yet. takes a whole 5 minites maybee to pull codes and anyone can do it.
