all of a sudden i cant read my c.e.l. codes, why?? (obd-1 conv. crx)
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all of a sudden i cant read my c.e.l. codes, why?? (obd-1 conv. crx)
ok the car is a '90 crx dx, with an obd-1 conversion. motor is a d16z6, with obd-1 v-tec sol., dizzy,injectors...and a chipped p28(by xencron) ecu.
well i bought the car as a rolling shell and wanted to go obd-1 so i dont have to deal with the smog police out here(sd ca.)
the car has always had ecu codes (c.e.l. on) and i would always be able to check the codes by grounding a brown(maybe tan?) wire that is coming from the ecu harness... i ground the wire and the c.e.l. light flashes what code i would have (mostly been code #41)
since ive always had code #41 (and car would cut out @4k rpm) i got enough cash to replace my oxygen sensor.
i pulled the neg. batt. terminal and replaced the oxygen sensor, the re-connected the neg. terminal.....
now:
c.e.l. light stays on (dash cluster)... now when i use the same brown wire to check for codes, nothing happens? (c.e.l. light just stays solid) and brown wire is snuggly connected @ ecu harness and i know im using a solid ground!! (btw now i can only get the car up to 3.5k rpm???)
1) why would the wire stop working?
2) also what can i do to check my ecu codes??
3) also any1 have any idea why the car will now only rev to 3.5k rpm since i replaced the oxygen sensor??
any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
well i bought the car as a rolling shell and wanted to go obd-1 so i dont have to deal with the smog police out here(sd ca.)
the car has always had ecu codes (c.e.l. on) and i would always be able to check the codes by grounding a brown(maybe tan?) wire that is coming from the ecu harness... i ground the wire and the c.e.l. light flashes what code i would have (mostly been code #41)
since ive always had code #41 (and car would cut out @4k rpm) i got enough cash to replace my oxygen sensor.
i pulled the neg. batt. terminal and replaced the oxygen sensor, the re-connected the neg. terminal.....
now:
c.e.l. light stays on (dash cluster)... now when i use the same brown wire to check for codes, nothing happens? (c.e.l. light just stays solid) and brown wire is snuggly connected @ ecu harness and i know im using a solid ground!! (btw now i can only get the car up to 3.5k rpm???)
1) why would the wire stop working?
2) also what can i do to check my ecu codes??
3) also any1 have any idea why the car will now only rev to 3.5k rpm since i replaced the oxygen sensor??
any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
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Re: all of a sudden i cant read my c.e.l. codes, why?? (obd-1 conv. crx)
Unground the CEL jumper. The CEL will only flash if has a code set. If you have no codes and its grounded it will stay on.
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anybody have any ideas on why grounding the jumper wire wouldnt show ecu codes?
any other way i can find out what codes im throwing?
plz help.... i really need to fix my crx!!
any other way i can find out what codes im throwing?
plz help.... i really need to fix my crx!!
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