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 Sep 26, 2008 - 1:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '08 From Lumberton, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hello All. I am new to this site. Just found it the other day, but am thoroughly impressed already. I don't know if this is the right place in the forums for this post.... If not, I apologize, but I was lookng for some help.
My check engine light will not come on at all. Even when I crank the car up, it doesn't even flash. Hence, my car fails inspection automatically. Have any of you had a similar problem with your celicas? Any feed back would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you David L. Wade davidlwade@bellsouth.net dwade@olympuscomputer.net |
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Sep 26, 2008 - 1:45 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
First off, welcome to the site!
If you have an Autozone nearby, they can run a diagnostic on your car for free to see if there are any codes being thrown. If you've just recently bought your car, my initial guess is that you will have a CEL code and whoever sold you the car took the bulb out of the gauge behind the CEL icon to hide that fact. I know that's a grim and pessimistic assessment, but considering that particular bulb sees maybe 3 seconds of use a day, it's not a likely one to burn out. The bulb type is 74, an easy to find size that is available in any store that sells automotive replacement bulbs. If you can't get your OBD2 read, try first replacing the bulb (use the search for instructions on how to remove your instrument cluster - it's intimidating at first but super easy to do) and see if the light stays on or not. --------------------  |
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Sep 26, 2008 - 9:03 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Summerville, SC Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Sep 26, 2008 - 7:45 PM)  First off, welcome to the site! If you have an Autozone nearby, they can run a diagnostic on your car for free to see if there are any codes being thrown. If you've just recently bought your car, my initial guess is that you will have a CEL code and whoever sold you the car took the bulb out of the gauge behind the CEL icon to hide that fact. I know that's a grim and pessimistic assessment, but considering that particular bulb sees maybe 3 seconds of use a day, it's not a likely one to burn out. The bulb type is 74, an easy to find size that is available in any store that sells automotive replacement bulbs. If you can't get your OBD2 read, try first replacing the bulb (use the search for instructions on how to remove your instrument cluster - it's intimidating at first but super easy to do) and see if the light stays on or not. Dang. Rep +1 
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davidlwade Check Engine Light Sep 26, 2008 - 1:38 PM
davidlwade QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Sep 26, 2008 - 1... Sep 27, 2008 - 11:38 AM
trdproven There are two screws hidden on your steering wheel... Sep 26, 2008 - 7:06 PM Bitter my guess would be that the bulb for the light is b... Sep 26, 2008 - 7:43 PM Bitter so funny story....
guy JUST bought a new work van... Sep 26, 2008 - 9:57 PM brk34 What is an SES? Sep 27, 2008 - 11:01 AM Bitter SES = service engine soon Sep 27, 2008 - 8:24 PM brk34 QUOTE (Bitter @ Sep 27, 2008 - 9:24 ... Sep 30, 2008 - 9:56 AM rapidfire Hello!! i need some help please!!
... Sep 27, 2008 - 10:38 PM Bitter OBVIOUSLY, you need to go get the code read again.... Sep 28, 2008 - 9:14 AM |
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