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drewclare25 · 05-29-2006, 08:58 PM

so my check engine light came on...again..for like the 100th time...but this time it isn't going away like it normally does...is there a way to see what its on for without one of those computer things....like on my buddy's chevy theres somehwere you can push a paper clip in and the check engine light will flash a certain amount of times depending on whats wrong with it.

anything like htat?

Adam in NYC USA · 05-29-2006, 10:10 PM

Huh, no.

You need a OBD2 codereader and pulling the power wont erase the codes.

Aaron98Disco · 05-29-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by drewclare25

so my check engine light came on...again..for like the 100th time...but this time it isn't going away like it normally does...is there a way to see what its on for without one of those computer things....like on my buddy's chevy theres somehwere you can push a paper clip in and the check engine light will flash a certain amount of times depending on whats wrong with it.

anything like htat?

I think it will stay on when you are due for a service. Check your milage and see if there is a service for that milage. I think it's the "check engine" that is ok.. & it's the "service engine" that is potentially scarey.. might want to double check your manual.. as I am not too sure.

RoverChic · 05-29-2006, 10:34 PM

Light will come on in YELLOW that is the CEL (Check Engine Light), simply go to AutoZone and have them pull your codes for FREE (as long as it is OBD2). Now if your truck is a 1994 or 1995 than it is OBD1 and the codes can be read under the passenger side seat...You will find a box with numbers lit up.

Once pulled, go here to see what is going on with your truck: http://www.iequus.com/obd_def.asp

If the light is RED and says Service Engine SOON (SES Light) then that is a service reminder. Time to do things like change your 02 Sensors ect. That light only comes on at about 52K and about 105k respectively. GOOD LUCK!

~RC

drewclare25 · 05-30-2006, 11:36 AM

thanks that really helps i didn't know autozone would do it for free

RoverChic · 05-30-2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by drewclare25

thanks that really helps i didn't know autozone would do it for free

No problem....Now go find a girlfriend closer to your age

drewclare25 · 05-30-2006, 07:37 PM

yes ma'am

drewclare25 · 05-30-2006, 07:38 PM

oh i had a few shots of grey goose before i sent that message by the way but its all good

Capt. Ron · 06-01-2006, 11:12 AM

"Now if your truck is a 1994 or 1995 than it is OBD1 and the codes can be read under the passenger side seat...You will find a box with numbers lit up."

Now that's the umpteenth time I've heard that. I had to have my CEL cleared to pass emissions however, I never saw a box with any kind of window that flashed numbers. The only thing I saw was the small box that flashed a light. Ex. 1 flash = the #1; 2 flashes = the #2 etc. I didn't necessarily need codes, I already knew this info. Is mine different or what?

John C · 06-01-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt. Ron

"Now if your truck is a 1994 or 1995 than it is OBD1 and the codes can be read under the passenger side seat...You will find a box with numbers lit up."

Now that's the umpteenth time I've heard that. I had to have my CEL cleared to pass emissions however, I never saw a box with any kind of window that flashed numbers. The only thing I saw was the small box that flashed a light. Ex. 1 flash = the #1; 2 flashes = the #2 etc. I didn't necessarily need codes, I already knew this info. Is mine different or what?

Check Engine and Service Engine are two different lights.

The display is under the front passenger seat, it looks like this:

John C · 06-01-2006, 11:26 AM

They used the same display as the Rangies (that's why it says RR on it). I remove all electronics from under the seats and that's why it's hanging off my CB speaker.

05-29-2006, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
drewclare25 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 391 Gallery: 0	damn check engine light so my check engine light came on...again..for like the 100th time...but this time it isn't going away like it normally does...is there a way to see what its on for without one of those computer things....like on my buddy's chevy theres somehwere you can push a paper clip in and the check engine light will flash a certain amount of times depending on whats wrong with it. anything like htat?

05-29-2006, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Adam in NYC USA The Urban Motorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 985 Gallery: 0	Huh, no. You need a OBD2 codereader and pulling the power wont erase the codes. __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Owner of a 1996 Land Rover Discovery 1 in Beluga Black or the Dirt of the Day. Where we are going,we don't need roads. Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. ‘The Education of Henry Adams’ (1907) ch. 25

05-29-2006, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
RoverChic Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 778 Gallery: 0	Light will come on in YELLOW that is the CEL (Check Engine Light), simply go to AutoZone and have them pull your codes for FREE (as long as it is OBD2). Now if your truck is a 1994 or 1995 than it is OBD1 and the codes can be read under the passenger side seat...You will find a box with numbers lit up. Once pulled, go here to see what is going on with your truck: http://www.iequus.com/obd_def.asp If the light is RED and says Service Engine SOON (SES Light) then that is a service reminder. Time to do things like change your 02 Sensors ect. That light only comes on at about 52K and about 105k respectively. GOOD LUCK! ~RC __________________ 2006 Range Rover Sport HSE Rimini Red 2001 D2 CDL 1998 D1 ('Henry' Sold 05/05 Bought Back 01/06 Retired) 1988 RRC SWB ('Silver Bullet' Retired 05/98)

06-01-2006, 11:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
Capt. Ron on, off, on, off, on... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In front of the blue lights! Posts: 748 Gallery: 0	"Now if your truck is a 1994 or 1995 than it is OBD1 and the codes can be read under the passenger side seat...You will find a box with numbers lit up." Now that's the umpteenth time I've heard that. I had to have my CEL cleared to pass emissions however, I never saw a box with any kind of window that flashed numbers. The only thing I saw was the small box that flashed a light. Ex. 1 flash = the #1; 2 flashes = the #2 etc. I didn't necessarily need codes, I already knew this info. Is mine different or what? __________________ 03 Disco w/CDL 95 Disco 98 Disco: my first (gone)

06-01-2006, 11:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
John C 4x4 Adventure Gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tappan, NY Posts: 1,175 Gallery: 0	They used the same display as the Rangies (that's why it says RR on it). I remove all electronics from under the seats and that's why it's hanging off my CB speaker. __________________ John C 1996 DI - 3" AG lift 1995 DI - Scorpion Racing Extreme Kit 1991 RR - parting out (few parts left) 1990 Kawasaki KL650B Tengai 1989 Kawasaki KLR650

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05-30-2006, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
drewclare25 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 391 Gallery: 0	thanks that really helps i didn't know autozone would do it for free

05-30-2006, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
drewclare25 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 391 Gallery: 0	yes ma'am

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drewclare25 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 391 Gallery: 0	oh i had a few shots of grey goose before i sent that message by the way but its all good

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