Got a CEL, but can't check it.
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Got a CEL, but can't check it.
I have been driving and I notice after a quick run with my slipping clutch I get a CEL and the 1 and only other time it happened was after a normal ride, now when I restart the car it disappears. It turns on randomly. I do have my emergency brake light on, but that's because the wire isn't plugged in. Could that be causing the problem?
Thanks you guys.
Thanks you guys.
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Re: Got a CEL, but can't check it.
Okay, thanks.
I just didn't understand your terminology there.
So it's stored there even if it's not showing on the cluster?
Thanks Ron.
I just didn't understand your terminology there.
So it's stored there even if it's not showing on the cluster?
Thanks Ron.
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Re: Got a CEL, but can't check it.
If its showing a code when the engine is running that disapears if you shut the car off and restart it. Wait until the code reappears, with the engine still running jump the CEL connector and check the codes.
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Generally, if the CEL turns ON and then later turns OFF, the CEL code will remain stored in the ECU. If the code clears by itself, then there might be an intermittent short in the service connector circuit or a bad wire in the BACKUP fuse circuit.
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Re: Got a CEL, but can't check it.
That really hasn't been my expirence. I'm not saying that something like that has never happened, that just hasn't been my expirence. I've seen numerous 5th gens throw codes that would disappear if you shut the car off and then restarted the code would disapear with no codes shown when the ECU was jumped. Backup fuse was always good.
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That really hasn't been my expirence. I'm not saying that something like that has never happened, that just hasn't been my expirence. I've seen numerous 5th gens throw codes that would disappear if you shut the car off and then restarted the code would disapear with no codes shown when the ECU was jumped. Backup fuse was always good.
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