Checking/Resetting Error Codes, 98 Mazda Protege' |
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Checking/Resetting Error Codes, 98 Mazda Protege' |
bd1308 |
Apr 19 2005, 12:03 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
okay, this is the girlfriend's car....has idiot light for O2 Sensor.....checked online and all i saw was that the Mazda people want you to shell out $$$ for resetting and checking the ECU error codes...is this a key ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON thing (as in the Jeep) a trick wire in the ECU (like a acura integra) or what? I wanna do this myself, and I don't really would like to buy a tester, as I am currently looking for a VW 1218 to buy, as it will be more useful to me....any ideas?
also need to know info for same situation in my mom's 95 XJ6 |
GWN7 |
Apr 19 2005, 12:27 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
disconnect the battery...it will reset to default
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Joe Bob |
Apr 19 2005, 12:29 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Yeah...but wait like 2-3 minutes before hooking it back up. |
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Part Pricer |
Apr 19 2005, 12:33 PM
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Believe everything I post Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,825 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Danbury, CT Member No.: 35 |
Go to Autozone. Tell the nice man behind the counter that you have an error light on your dash. He will come outside to the parking lot and hook up his scanner to the car. He'll tell you the error code and give you a somewhat plausable reason for the light coming on. Then, ask him to reset it so the light goes off. Drive home. Repeat procedure until engine seizes. |
Joe Bob |
Apr 19 2005, 12:35 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
BTW...most of them blink in a code sequence...like Morse code. There should be an online source to decode the blinks....
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ArtechnikA |
Apr 19 2005, 12:53 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
ALL '97 and newer cars sold in the US are OBD-II cars (no more blink codes...) you'll need an OBD-II fault scanner to reset the code. if the fault is intermittent, it may go off after a certain number (~5) of off/start/run cycles. if you have a real fault, like the O2 sensor is really bad, the light will come right back on after you clear the fault... i donno what a VW1218 is. if it's anything like a 5051 or 5052, have a look at VAG-COM that can do it better and cheaper. the new software version do generic OBD-II, too, on most non-US cars (works fine on my Subies...) i don't think we've had anybody try it on a Jag yet but we got word it works on a Range Rover... |
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bd1308 |
Apr 19 2005, 01:05 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
VW 1218....the tester used on 914 FI systems......at least the one I hard of was called the 1218.....I really REALLY want one.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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ArtechnikA |
Apr 19 2005, 01:08 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
well - i can't help you there.
our stuff only works with diagnostics-capable cars... (which means it doesn't work on any of my Porsches, either...) |
Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 19 2005, 01:56 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
An O2 sensor light? Describe the light. OBD 2 cars don't have, IME, an "O2 sensor" light. They have a CEL or an MIL, and these come on for literally hundreds of reasons, all of which set codes that can be read by a scanner and used to guide you to the fault. The Jag isn't OBD 2, IRCC, and MASY use blink codes. Since Jag is Ford, perhaps a Ford scanner will do what you need to do. The Cap'n |
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bd1308 |
Apr 19 2005, 03:54 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
i meant CEL....sorry for the confusion....it came on because of the O2 Sensor problem or something ( so her dad says) .....so i'm gonna pull the batt cables and HOPE TO THE LORD the radio doesnt have a code to enter....the jag is before Ford owned them, and i figured it WAS OBD-I so I coudl do the off-on-off trick, but no beans...there is a different method and i'm wondering what that is.......the reason why *I* am pretty sure it was teh O2 sensor is bc the gf's dad took the car in to have it scanned and that's what came up, and after replacement and a short time later, light came on again.....so I wanna see if it's just a temporary thing or if the sensor really is dead....he didnt even know O2 sensors had warranties..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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