obd scanner ?
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obd scanner ?
i have the check engine light on.
are scanners expensive.
is it easy to read the scan results?.
what version do i need(there are versions of OBD right?).
will pepboys scan it?.
don't make me take it the dealer!.
are scanners expensive.
is it easy to read the scan results?.
what version do i need(there are versions of OBD right?).
will pepboys scan it?.
don't make me take it the dealer!.
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most auto parts stores have scanners and do free readings for you (you have obd2)
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get davis driveright ex..it plug in you ObD thing and you first drive it around for a hr so it can read and get all the wrong things den check it and find wat wrong and fix it and den reset ur light.
i got one it work very nice. price 99.99-$139.99 really have to serach
i got one it work very nice. price 99.99-$139.99 really have to serach
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Originally Posted by joseph_99tl
i just want to know why the CEL is on.
maybe i can fix it myself.
or at least know something before i do take it to a repair shop.
maybe i can fix it myself.
or at least know something before i do take it to a repair shop.
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Originally Posted by VTEC11
Just drive to an autozone, they will usually pull the code for you for free.
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it is a p1457
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
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Originally Posted by joseph_99tl
it is a p1457
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
Let's hope it was just the gas cap, yeah?
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Originally Posted by joseph_99tl
it is a p1457
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
he said it was my gas cap.
so i re-set set my gas cap and the guy from Advance Auto Parts turned off the code.
CEL is off.
if it comes back on...then i don't know..
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dude anytime the code comes on just take it to autozone and bring a credit card
they charge you 180$ to use the scanner, but its fully refundable once you bring it back....they even do the same with tools
they charge you 180$ to use the scanner, but its fully refundable once you bring it back....they even do the same with tools
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CEL back on.
how can i determine what this code means?.
i've done a search.
p1457
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
i'll check for loose hoses.
where is the evap canister located?.
how can i determine what this code means?.
i've done a search.
p1457
Manufacturer Contrl. Auxiliary emission controls.
i'll check for loose hoses.
where is the evap canister located?.
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ok.
i searched better.
this is likely an emissions problem.
and covered under warranty.
i am going on vacation early next week.
think i couild drive it like this for awhile?.
i searched better.
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this is likely an emissions problem.
and covered under warranty.
i am going on vacation early next week.
think i couild drive it like this for awhile?.
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Originally Posted by joseph_99tl
think this the EGR port?.
think it needs the IM cleaning?.
worth a try?.
think it needs the IM cleaning?.
worth a try?.
Im going to guess along the lines of fla-tls
Originally Posted by fla-tls
That's probably not a gas cap code. It refers to your evap canister system. If it comes on again, either the canister is bad or there's a leak in a hose going to it.
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