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 May 9, 2004 - 8:22 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
Any body know where you can buy the check engine light tool?
and how much? (roughly) |
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May 9, 2004 - 8:54 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
most parts store carry them.. i'm not sure how much they cost ... some were around 100 bucks for any obdII
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May 9, 2004 - 9:20 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 26, '03 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
cant you just use a paper clip? -------------------- i am awesome
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May 9, 2004 - 10:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
i thought you cant do that with a 96
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May 9, 2004 - 11:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah, ive been wondering this too. The chilton manual says to use the tool for 96+. Do you think any places rent/lends them?
-------------------- Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it... |
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May 9, 2004 - 11:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea i think autozone does.. well one of their people will come out and do it for you..
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May 10, 2004 - 12:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
we dont have a autozone here
we have shucks and Napa |
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May 10, 2004 - 12:20 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '03 From San Jose, CA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
well I have a 97 and umm I use my diagnostic tool, its a stripped wire
 You need to use one of the smaller paperclips, big ones dont fit to well.as far as I know there would be no reason for them to change the diagnostic port... |
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May 10, 2004 - 1:00 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i thought that obd1 was in 94-95 in which you need a jumper (aka paperclip) to get the code and a 96-99 was obd2 where you can use the little thing you plug in and it tells you.
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May 10, 2004 - 1:09 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
so chrobis you use a small paper clip(trick) and it works for your 97?
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May 10, 2004 - 1:30 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From San Diego Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you insert paper clip where? and what does it do? gives you a code?
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May 10, 2004 - 1:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
look at the how to section.. it shows you on there what everyone is talking about -------------------- |
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May 10, 2004 - 11:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '03 From San Jose, CA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Yes you insert the paper clip into 2 slots and then a magical reaction ocurs and your engine, with a strong deap voice, tells you any problems it is having  Check out the how to section like mac said, and OBD and OBDII are smog systems, not diagnostic systems. Why would this have anything to do with the Diagnostic port. |
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May 10, 2004 - 12:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Dont buy anything, use a paperclip.
And my car has a sexxy female voice...idk man i'd have issues riding around knowing my car sounded like Darth Vader. This post has been edited by Supersprynt: May 10, 2004 - 12:19 PM -------------------- |
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May 10, 2004 - 12:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
On Board Diagnostics(OBD) is not a smog system. That's the EGR and cat. converter. |
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May 10, 2004 - 6:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
then why is every body saying you cant do that trick on 96 and above?
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May 11, 2004 - 2:20 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From bellingham, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
buy a haynes manual. they will tell you what pins to jump on the diagnostics plug
if you just want to turn the CEL off, disconnect the battery for 5 minutes |
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May 11, 2004 - 1:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '03 From San Jose, CA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
hey instead of spending the $20 on the haynes, go to the How to section right here on this webpage!
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May 12, 2004 - 2:38 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From San Diego Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
sorry for not knowing this. but where do i stick the paper clip in?
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May 12, 2004 - 2:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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May 14, 2004 - 7:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
So i did the paper clip trick
and put the car in the "ON" position and all i get is the check engine light on no blinking i thought i must be doing some thing wrong so i took it to my friend same thing and i have 96 ST and every body is indicating that it should still work any sug? Thanx |
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May 16, 2004 - 12:32 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From bellingham, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
a toyota code reader is $34.99 at checker/schucks/kragen (i know this.. i work for schucks and wonder why anyone would buy this)...
try resetting the ecu.... if the light comes back... then jump it and count the blinks.... |
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May 16, 2004 - 2:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
how do you reset the ECU?
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