Thread: Threw a code!

Originally Posted by TFBuckeye

I didn't pay a dime for them to fix it. I picked it up on Saturday, this was the next Friday! They added on 3 months 3k for additional warranty as part of the sale.

Fair enough. Juts saying a code reader is a good purchase if you plan on keeping cars past warranty periods. The problem with Advanced Auto is all they will tell you in most cases is the code. They won't diagnose the problem because if they are wrong, someone might sue them. But they are still helpful for reading the code number.

Originally Posted by TFBuckeye

If a code reader is that inexpensive I'll probably own one. Hopefully I won't need it.
My 94 GP had a SES on for about 80k miles, I put some tape over it and kept driving it. This car's remote start won't work if there's a CEL.

You can find really basic ones that just give you the code for $50. I got one at Wal-Mart for $100 that also gives the official report of the code so I don't have to look it up in a book. It also gives a brief engine report on what was happening when the codes was thrown. There's a connection for a laptop as well to save it there. It is NOT a Powertuner or anything like that; the only thing I can change on my PCM is clearing the code. But if you do the work yourself, like replacing a thermo because of a code or cleaning the MAF, it means no 30 minutes of labor for a shop to do it!