well my step dad has one of those decoders that will tell you what the codes mean


where can i get one of those manuals?

 

dont know if this helps much but this is my engine

 

That's all it does... it tells you what the code is. It has the exact same function as the $15 Haynes manual. It doesn't tell you what to do about it like the FSM does.

The FSM can be picked up at dealer closings (and there seem to be a lot these days), eBay (where both of mine came from for a total of about half of a new one), or for about $80 on www.helminc.com . The Helm's ones are just reprints using the old microfilms (possibly also CD-ROMs). There may also be service bulletins and updates... Be sure to try to pick those up as well.

 

will do

 

i have a 92 camaro i'm working and the code 45 on this car means oxyen sensor indicateing rich exhaust , dint know if this will help with the years being diffrent ,but hay hope it helps

 

Have you done a recent tune up? What color are your spark plugs? Are you getting any other codes?

 

well i got my new battery in today, new plugs, new dizzy cap, and i could only get the car to crank over and over, well i think i blew my starter because now i cant get my engine to do anything period.

 

wow i cant get this thing to do anything, i can hear my fuel pump turn on but the engines dead quiet

 

One word: VATS. Use a DMM on your ignition key pellet and find the resistance. Either that or the system has a failure somewhere. VATS controls both the starter solenoid power and the fuel injection pulses.

 

well i didnt mention this but i have a few vacum lines running out of the block that arent going to anything along with a few plugs under the hood, ill get some pictures tomorrow when i get home rom school, also i have a plug under my dash that doesnt have anything plugged into it and my fuse block is missing some fuses

 

dan, if it were my vats, wouldnt that cause my fuel pump not to turn on?

 

Is the pump priming when you first turn the key on? If not, you have other problems, but the VATS disables the fuel injectors by not commanding the bin in the ECM that the proper key has been inserted and it also disables the starter by cutting the current flow to the starter solenoid's purple wire.

 

the fuel pump primes and my starter turns on, i didnt blow my starter yesterday, i just had a bad battery, im getting a new one tomorrow.

 

New question: Is the check engine light coming on when you turn the key to on? If it is, uncover the diagnostic port by your right knee under the dash, and use a wire to connect the 2 terminals in the top right hand corner together, then turn the key on. The light will start to flash in a pattern, and the radiator fan will come on if installed. The light will flash once, pause and then flash twice, for a code 12, and then there will be another pause after three of these codes and any other codes will be flashed out. You're looking to see if you have a flash code 46 (four flashes, a pause, six flashes). If you have this code, you're not going anywhere soon, as this is a result of some problem between the VATS security module and the engine computer, and the computer won't run the engine until the VATS issue is fixed.

 

yeah my car is showing the check engine light aswell as something about resetting something, ill do that tomorrow or saterday, iv got my friend adam coming down one of these days so ill ask him to help me on that.