hey guys i got me 1998 honda accord, and the check engine light comes on, and i was wondering how do i do this self daignostic test i want to know if it has to deal with the egr valve or anything else, i need to do inspection and i got a check engine light on this is not cool, plz can you guys help me out thanks, am sorry if this has been posted b4

 

go to AUTOZONE and have them read the code after that post it here

 

cant i do it my self

 

check the basic guide...theres a very detailed writeup w/ pics

 

alrite thanks

 

am can u plz direct me to it i cant find one for a 98 honda accord thanks

 

you need a scan tool,,,, that is why i suggested autozone they do it for free

 

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Yes, jump pins 4 and 9 on the DLC. Count the cel blinks.

 

ok, am lil lost now on this DLC, crap man i need to know b4 i get this inspection,

 

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GO TO AUTOZONE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT....they do it for free.

Then, like deserthonda posted, post the code in here or look it up in the guide.

 

i could to it on my own, its just he lost me on the DLC part i dont know what that stands for, i might be wrong but would DLC stand for Data Link Connector, or is that the OBD 2 connection


Modified by k00lrav at 8:46 PM 7/2/2005

 

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It's the data link connector, where they plug in the scan tool. Jump pins 4 and 9. If your not sure which ones those are, it should be the brown and black wires.

 

+3 on the free AUTOZONE ObdII scan...

especially if u couldn't find where pin 4 & 9 are on the DLC...u jump the wrong pins, be prepared to fry some circuits...

 

well i figuered out what he was talking bout DLC and i had a feeling that was the obd 2 connection so i jumped the 2 and i might have check wrong i got a 4 cylinder engine and i came up with a code of 76 but it might be 65 b/c there is no code 66 in the code list i was checking out, and plus the weired thing that happened is that the engine light didnt come back on since i jumped it and i had my battery cable unplung when i was redoing my sound system, so i guess the computer is reset when i drive it tomrrow i think i will check it back out see if i get any check engine light, thanks alot for your help guys, and if i got the wrong code its b/c of when it changes over to blinking fast thats the part that gets me, anyways i will do it again if i get a check engine light hopefully it stays off and nothing is wrong, thanks again

 

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especially if u couldn't find where pin 4 & 9 are on the DLC...u jump the wrong pins, be prepared to fry some circuits...</TD></TR></TABLE>

what circuits will fry, have any idea

 

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Sounds like you found the right pins, count a little better next time.

 

yah i found the right pins just need to count a little better

 

hey guys i think i finally got the right code which is a code 67, i checked it many times and i do belive i got the counts right this time, anyone can give me any advice on what this code is for and how i can fix it thanks

 

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That's usually indicates a bad cat.

 

well thankgod i got NJ inspection done already and it expires next year by then i should save up some money to buy a new cat with a cat back exhaust system