i have a lit up CEL. but when i turn off the car to jump blue plug to see what code i'm throwing, the CEL goes away. how do i check my CEL???

 

I just checked mine by shoving the connector in while the car was running.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SVOboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just checked mine by shoving the connector in while the car was running.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did that actually work?

OP: Have you recently had any electrical problems? I have the exact same problem. I think my ECU may not be getting a constant power source, which is causing it to clear itself after the ignition is turned off.

 

Yeah, worked for me, I had OBD1 swap issues, finally got it going but threw a code 30, just plugged it in while the car was on (I think, mehbe I'm forgetting something, I thought I turned it on then checked it.)

 

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Cool. I'm just paranoid about frying my ECU.

I think I'm going to check the conuity (sp) on pin D1 to make sure the ECU is getting constant power from the fuse box. I have a feeling that may be why my ECU isn't storing codes. I'll check it while I'm playing with the car tomorrow.

 

I dunno anything about obd1 code checking, to be honest, I just got the damn conversion working this night,

 

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Lol, it's all good.

I'm just trying to figure what's wrong with my car for once. I get such random CELs. I'll get a CEL driving one time, it'll go away the next time I start the car. Next day the CEL will come back and I can't go over 3500. Turn the car off, start it back up and it'll run like a champ with daily beating for months.

 

so i can check it with the car on?

 

can't check with the car on....

 

uppp

 

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