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  • the dreaded "service engine soon" light

    yep the light is on and i cant get it inspected with the light on cuz around here tey auto fail it so i took my car to autozone and they got 3 codes egr valve code,transmission code unknown code as far as they knew,and a pvc code..what could be wrong? my car needs a tune up too if that helps at all.

  • #2
    Re: the dreaded "service engine soon" light

    this will take care of that egr problem,,,, http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_p...ts1.php?id=176, get it with the plates. then get a complete tune up.
    <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261</a> Green 1997, 105k, all stock except for Z28 front springs, Air shocks in the rear, home made coolant recovery tank, home made battery hold down.

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    • #3
      Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

      was the trans code a P1870?

      Full tune up with a new pcv valve should take care of your pcv code

      egr might need to be replaced or deleted using a sim and block off plates or tuning and plates
      http://www.bowtiev6.com/

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      • #4
        Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

        by the autozone code reader it freakin brought up a 4x4 transmission code why i dont know and neither did they =/

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        • #5
          Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

          and to correct myself it wasnt egr it was ecm there was a ecm code instead of egr

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          • #6
            Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

            I dont worry about that SES light =) , as far as im concerned, its just on a timer :P after 75k miles its on....sometimes a new tank of gas fixes it but it just comes back. hahah j/k

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            • #7
              Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

              dont worry bout the ses light? where do u live again? i live in texas! probly the most strict state when it comes to emissions! that light has to be off or im gonna have to spend double for a sticker!

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              • #8
                Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

                kansas run the hell out of my car no one cares how high RPM or how loud your car is or how much smoke your throwing out the POS cops around here just care about speeders I got pulled over doing 37 in a 35. He let me off with a "warning"...@$$hole

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                • #9
                  Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

                  just take the bulb out :)

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                  • #10
                    Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

                    Originally posted by bah
                    just take the bulb out :)
                    ... hope your not serious.

                    The inspection machine plugs into your OBD-II port (pending your a 1996+) and reads your codes, the actual light means nothing except a sensor is reading something out of norm. If you have a SES light on, in most states and your car is 96+ it will auto-fail.
                    1996 Chev Camaro RS 3.8<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2233257/1\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2233257/1</a>

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                    • #11
                      Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

                      yeah that actually happend to me already auto fail by my local station...so i ended up paying 100$ for a fake sticker :( so ide rather not do that again and spend only 40$ this time

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                      • #12
                        Re: the dreaded &quot;service engine soon&quot; light

                        yeah, i was kidding, i would clear the codes, and hope they dont come back before the drive cycle is completed and take it in as soon as possible if they dont, egr sim is a good idea, i'm really glad that i dont have to deal with inspections :)

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