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Old 04-06-2012, 02:31 PM
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in the pic with the needle nose pliers hes pointing at the purge valve and the hoses im talking about you just need to take the plastic cover off the engine so you can see, dont know about the fuses you would have to look.
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Thanks JW, Im gona go out and check where they are cause that picture looks different from what I was thinking they were located at. Also Im gona go back to Auto Zone to get some carb cleaner and spray around it to check. I found a website a couple weeks ago that said to use carb cleaner and I forgot about trying it at that time...Ill let you know later how its going. Thanks for the quick feedback!!!
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Good news, I went to get some carb cleaner and on the way home the engine light went off. So now, I will see how many miles I get on this tank of gas compared to the 180 miles i got on my last tank fill up..
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Is there a way to delete the Engine Light without using the machine like Auto Zone uses or the more better ones?
Do you have a laptop, an i-Phone, or android?
If so for around 15.00-20.00 you can get something to let you interfaced with the PCM, you'd be able to read codes, reset the check engine light, and with some you can read fuel trims.

If you have a laptop, then I recommend this, it is not the quickest as the ELM 327 IC is a little slow, but you will be able to reset CEL'* easily.
It comes with some basic free programs, nothing fancy, but they work.
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If you have an android or I-Phone then you could get the Bluetooth version.
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You will have to pay for the apps, and with the i-Phone you have to have it jailbroken, and have a licensed copy of roqyBT4 installed, so a laptop or android would be your best/cheapest options.

If you cannot do either of those options, then you would need to spend around 100.00 to get a little Actron Handheld like they have at some parts stores.


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Good news, I went to get some carb cleaner and on the way home the engine light went off. So now, I will see how many miles I get on this tank of gas compared to the 180 miles i got on my last tank fill up..

Just read this after I posted, that is good news, I hope it stays off now!
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the brake cleaner is a troubleshooting tool, i hope it stays off but not likely you didnt really fix anything. maybe the cap was it.
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So far so good. The light hasent went back on yet...Now I have to work on a noise. When I start from a stop sign and turn the wheel i hear a sort of rubbing noise coming from the front tire area.
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