I have a 4th gen prelude and I am wondering how you can check what cel your throwing? I can't find the blue/green connector to check what cel i have. Any help will do. thanks

 

Take it to any auto shop with a diagnostic computer. Also you may be able to have a place like Autozone check it for you.

 

autozone usually wont check codes on non OBDII cars because the computer locations and whats needed to test it vary with each manufacturer.

 

That connector is usually located in the passenger side of the center console around where the carpet meets the console and where the console meets the dash.

And correct about Auto Zone. They won't check codes on non-OBD2 systems. Besides that, the code reader they use is very generic and only gives you a base code. Will not give manufacturer specific codes. This has led to a lot of misdiagnosed problems.. Besides that, they are parts counter people, not technicians.

Hope this helps

 

some are not technicans.

i know many former techs who work at autozone who made enough to retire and just work part time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondatim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... Besides that, the code reader they use is very generic and only gives you a base code. Will not give manufacturer specific codes...</TD></TR></TABLE>Not true. I've had them read a mfg-specific code (P1457) on our '98 Accord. They didn't really know what it meant, but their reader displayed the correct code. I got the correct meaning for that code from my Helm book.

Edit for Kamin
Oops... Yeah, I thought we were talking about OBD-2.


Modified by JimBlake at 5:29 PM 1/14/2004

 

1998 is OBDII, its an entirley diffrent system than pre 96, or OBDI cars.