Coming home tonight driving in 5th gear, no traffic around, just cruising, and my service engine light turned on! checked my oil, it's fine... checked for leaks, none anywhere, don't see anything.l

only thing that i know is wrong with my car is that i have an intake manifold leak... need a new gasket...

the only other thing different tonight also was i was driving around without my throttle body plate cuz i'm chroming it downstairs...

any ideas? i freaked out!

 

Remember when I was telling you the cheap and easy way to figure out ses codes?

I don't know if I should give you instructions though... car's safety in mind, its ok if you get shocked hehe

j/k

If you look under the dash near the center console you'll see you ALDL.

DO NOT CRANK YOUR ENGINE AT ANY TIME WITH THE PINS SHORTED

Short pins BA

xxxxBA
xxxxxx

Now bring your key to the ignition on position and your SES light should flash.

First code will be code 12, shown 3 times then any codes in memory then cycle back to code 12.

1 flash a short pause, then 2 flashes, a pause
3 times

Flash......Flash..Flash
Flash......Flash..Flash
Flash......Flash..Flash

Figure out what code it is, then check here for what it means. I have a day off tomorrow, so give me a shout if you need a hand.

 

before you bust a nut doing what Slade1000 said..re-install the TB plate..youre getting a vac leak and a bad signal to the MAF..If that doesnt work then do what he said..lol

Daz

 

BTW make sure you wear your safety goggles(SFI approved)..you dont want the vacuum fluid going into your eye..If you dont...you will be called easyoneeyejackamaro

Daz

 

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I bet the farm on a code 34 - EGR Valve / vaccuum leak, etc......any takers...?

 

Yeah,that vacuum fluid is nasty stuff, thats why I store my extra vacuum fluid safely outta reach of my shorties. Its in the locked cabinet in the garage right next to my can of spotted paint and my left handed screwdrivers

 

Why not?

Daz, he doesn't have a MAF sensor, he has MAP sensor.

 

Just park the darn car and worry about it in the spring!

 

He wouldn't need to worry about the vac fluid, if he put in a can of compression. Would he?

 

and whatever you do DON"T mix up the vacuum fluid and the flasher fluid! the bottles look very similar!

i ran out of flasher fluid once (signal canceller didn't work) and filled the tub with vacuum fluid by mistake. at the next stoplight, my brake lights nearly imploded! i had to have the whole system pressure purged! nearly blew by SOTP gauge off!

 

Accelz, I was always told if you have the pins shorted and you crank, the ecm gets fried since you've fooled it into diagnostic mode. Any takers for testing this theory out? lol

He has speed density. No maf, just map. A vacuum leak wouldn't bother the ecm as I recall about speed density. Sure it'll mess with your power but not much.

I do think its a code 32 egr though, since that always seems suspect to f-ing up. I asked him the conditions he was running and he said consistent rpm, 100 km/h 5th gear. Sounds just like the time an egr code would pop up.

Since he was cleaning up around the bay, he may have just knocked a vacuum tube or something to it.

 

Vacuum fluid ? A can of compression ?

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Now that is funny !!!

By-the-way, the EGR runs a vac line to the underside towards the driver side of the TB. It is easily visible from the driver's fender. It has an "L" bend and gets knocked off when I do any work around the TB then flashes codes 10-15 minutes into a test drive. Might be your case -- check it out.

RP.

 

I started my car once with the paper clip in the ALDL ( forgot it was there), I don't thingk any damage was done to my ecm, lets put it this way, the car ran no diffrerently.

 

I still don't feel like testing that theory on my car lol.

 

Don't any of you guys run Halogen Fluid? I do, makes my headlights a lot brighter and last longer... would be detrimental if you mix your Halogen Fluid and Vaccuum Fluid though...

 

then your headlights would suck...

 

Code 32!

that's what i got!

 

so.. now that I know what the problem is... how do I get rid of it?!?!?!

BTW, now when I start my car the SES light doesn't turn on... but when I run the codes it still has a code 32...

So... how do I get rid of this code....

 

Slade can help with this. It's a fuse in the engine bay located by the battery. It's hard to describe but bascially, try looking for something smal enought to look like a fuse with a black shell around it(bad description, I know). Find it, pull out the fuse for about 30 seconds. Then put it back in and check for codes. Should be erased. I think even diconedting the battery works. Try that first. Then try the fuse. Or is it the other way around??

 

Ok, lets see -- there are several hundred thousand posts on thirdgen.org I'll bet the codes and fixits are probably all listed somewhere ? Hmmm lets search on 'code 32'... yup lotsa stuff.

Hey EasySpeed -- try doing a search on 'code 32' you will see several pages of posts...

Read the first 1/2 dozen hits lotsa good material for you and you will get a very clear picture of what you have to do next.

RP.

 

a bottle of code remover and a lint free cloth should do the trick - maybe a bit of touch up with some warm soapy water after...

or, assuming you've fixed the leak, disconnect the battery for a few minutes to reset the computer. i believe the code will stay in memory until you do this, problem or no...

 

If you don't put your TB plate back on, you'll keep getting the Code 32

 

Palric, we know why he got a code 32, because he drove the car without the Throttle Body Plate, cause a major vacuum leak.

 

another easyspeed post for the hall of shame

 

Ok...

Just trying to point out you can find just about anything on anything searching the boards.

RP.