Another Obdii Code Question
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
From: FTDIXNJ & BELLE VERNON PA
Another Obdii Code Question
HELLO FTE,once again i'm asking a question about my 97 XLT X CAB 4.0 4X4 165,000 INVESTMENT. CEL IS ON. again. replaced fuel filter,pcv,cleaned maf.bought truck in 2/2/04 cel was on. did the previous things and got it thru inspection(after 2 times.ADVICE:NEVER DISCONNECT THE NEG. BATTERY TERMINAL AND THEN TRY TO GO THRU INSP. IT DOES NOT WORK! DMV COMP WILL KICK IT BACK AS A "CAN NOT READ") so got it thru inspection and about 150 miles later THERE IT IS AGAIN C E L ! my mech did not give me a code just said "runnin LEAN again". so not to be repetative why,how come,what could be the cause?she basically runs fine mpg 17/19-20,fires right up.once again thank you for your time & patience.
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,978
Likes: 1
From: Alvin, Texas.
Originally posted by SUPJDO
ok if i was to buy a scanner what make,model would you suggest.isure do think it would be a plus to own one.
ok if i was to buy a scanner what make,model would you suggest.isure do think it would be a plus to own one.
Autozone's readers aren't too exact and that's not counting the lousy job their people do of pulling codes.
My mom needed said work done on her 98 C1500....they didn't get anything out of her truck nor did they care to elaborate--it needed a scanner hooked up while driving as it is, I think.
Point being....you paid for the truck with the newer gizmos, treat it right and let folks with the complicated computers narrow things down.
I've got a 94 and I'll get by on a scanner for $30 bigguns. Whether it's a conspiracy that OBD-2 needs expensive readers or shop visits is beyond me, but make friends with a good shop either way.
P.S. Don't pull the cable to reset the ECU. It screws the program to where the truck has to relearn its settings all over again, forget the radio presets in this case.
Do it right the first time!!!!
