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Old February 15th 05, 04:04 AM
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Tools are something that ALWAYS pay for themselves.
If you fix something once, you have wisely spent your money. Lend it to a
friend, , he'll owe you one.

Dan


"SoCalMike" > wrote in message
...
> disallow wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Got my sister's car with the CEL on, she doesn't
> > maintain it that well... All of the ignition
> > stuff looked wore out, so I replaced Cap, rotor,
> > Wires, and plugs. However, the light came back
> > on.
> >
> > What is the procedure to check for the ECU
> > trouble code if I don't have a scanning tool?

>
> might be worth the $99 for an actron scanner. its good for all cars from
> '96 on up.
>
> aside from that, autozone might check it for free.
> >
> > Any other ideas other than checking the code
> > that I may have overlooked?

>
> you pretty much need the code, and we can take it from there
>
> i had a CEL on my 98 civic, and the scanner told me not only that is was
> the O2 sensor, but which one, and what part was malfunctioning. beats
> spending $99 at the dealer for a diagnosis.



 




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