service engine soon....
04-01-2003, 01:40 PM
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service engine soon....
I have a light that comes on every now and then that says service engine soon so I took it to autozone and their machines would not check it. Does it have the OBD1 or OBD2? It is not always on some times it comes and if I turn my car off it most of the time goes off. Any ideas? the other night I gunned it from about a 20mph roll and the light came on and kinda spuddered and cut out. help!!! Also can anyway help me with my avatar? I want the superman symbol but don't know how to do it.....
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04-01-2003, 02:08 PM
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I've got the same problem, actually have had itfor about a year and a half. I've just been too lazy to fix it. Anyways it sounds like the EGR Valve. If your car feels a little rough while idling I'm almost 100% posititve that'* what it is. I have a 94 ssei. It'* supposedly common.
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You should have the OBD I...strange AZ said they couldn't read the codes...I would try to have it scanned before you start replacing sensors and such.... 
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Originally Posted by ly41181
there OBD2 scanner hooked up to it but it kept saying link error.
BTW, the 94 and 95 models, eventhough they use the OBD II codes they are OBD I...
04-01-2003, 10:02 PM
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I had the same prob w Autozone. They advertise free diagnostic hook up. They are prob thinking if they read the code for you then they'll make the sale on the part. Good theory. But they use the orange cheap handheld Actron that gave me a link error also on a few occasions.
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I have had this exact same problem with autozone and advanced auto..they have the orange actron and at each place I got link error several times
i have a 94 se..I think it would be in my best interest to buy the scanner that jr has from autozone and that would probably save money adn time?
let me know if you find out anything else..also here is the link to my problem where Jr's3800 gives the part number to the scanner that will read our cars.
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...r=asc&start=20
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i have a 94 se..I think it would be in my best interest to buy the scanner that jr has from autozone and that would probably save money adn time?
let me know if you find out anything else..also here is the link to my problem where Jr's3800 gives the part number to the scanner that will read our cars.
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...r=asc&start=20
later
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