Thread: Blargh!!! code(s)!

argh.

double argh!

wife calls on the way home from work (drivin the GS) says check engine light came on after starting the car and driving very short distance (so motor hadnt warmed up yet. so OK, I'll take it to advance auto and get the code read when she gets home. (its only 5 min away) so i get it over there, and go in and they cant scan it tonight. something about there is only 2 employees in the store and for security/safety reasons, one of them cannot be in the store alone. so they say come back tomorrow.

so i left there, and figure i'll drive over to the autozone. it's 10 minutes or so away. get there, go in, and their scanner is broken!

i wanted to get the car scanned and get started on a way to get it fixed. but nooo. now i gotta sit here all night, and tomorrow wondering what the heck is wrong with the car. on a positive note, it seems to be running fine. i did remove and replace the gas cap a few times to see if for some reason that was it, but it wasnt that. so it could be one of the 02 sensors, perhaps the egr... dunno.

just needed to rant a bit :P


times like this wish i would just buy a scanner.

i thought about unhooking the battery for a few hours to clear the code out and see if it comes back, but dont really want to re-set the pcm at this point. it's kinda cold now.

Originally Posted by IndeedSS

I got the P0128 after putting in a drilled 180* tstat and oddly enough switching to RP oil. With as cloud as it was yesterday, I'm with Scotty and him thinking P0128.
Anytime I've set a code I can't hardly stand it until I can get home to throw the HPTuners on and have a look.

the only reason i have to doubt the P0128 is that it was 13° outside. it's been colder than that a handfull of times this year. would also think that after warming the car, turning off and turning back on again would clear it... but we'll see this evening.

well... the code is cleared now, we'll see if it comes back... had registered P0171, which is "System too lean bank 1" now, according to the trouble code diagnostics that i have (and are posted in the how to section) this is NOT an 02 code. from what i'm seeing on my research, it could have been (might still be) contamiation of the MAF sensor, or possble vac leak somewhere, (or unmetered air entering the system)

doofus at advance auto said "i know what it is, its the fuel cap" i think that's their answer to everything!

weather outside (TOOK ME AMOST 3 HOURS to get home... 30 MILES) precluded my desire to go and do highway road testing, will let the wife do that on the way to work tomorrow, to see if it comes back-- i know the car is due for it's filter cleaning, pcv, etc, and i dont remember the last time i cleaned the MAF/TB. so will need to do that soon. until then, i can relax a bit....

do you ever get really antsy when somethings wrong with the car and you either dont know what or cant fix it yet?

I had the same code, and found it was bad gas (process of elimination, and the fact it went away after changing out the gas helped)

hmmm, well the light came back on early this morning... so gonna have to try some things out...

hmmm. well i think i found my vaccum leak causing the lean condition... fix is posted in the how-to section!

lol... who needs a BBV anyway, right?

Originally Posted by IndeedSS

That's right. It's just The Mans way of holding us down.

eh, we'll se how my fix holds up.

otherwise, boost in reverse FTW!!

wish mine was that easy, my code came back after 3 days (light went off on ti's own too how's that for messed up) all new vacuum lines, but have an exhaust leak at egr (been there since I got the car though)

Originally Posted by archemedes

wish mine was that easy, my code came back after 3 days (light went off on ti's own too how's that for messed up) all new vacuum lines, but have an exhaust leak at egr (been there since I got the car though)

P0171 isnt an EGR code though. need to check your vac lines again, specifically looking at the fittings/T's