| Re: [GMCnet] Old coaches vs new 'stuff' [message #193807] |
Sun, 23 December 2012 14:07  |
rallymaster
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Registered: February 2004
Location: North Plains, ORYGUN
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Problem with this is that often the OBDII readout has nothing to do with
the problem you're experiencing, except when the only noticeable problem
is that the Check engine light is on.
Our Suzuki misfires every couple of minutes. The CEL was on, and the
shop said "this gizmo" was bad. They replaced "this gizmo" for a couple
of hundred bucks, and before I got home she started misfiring again. But
the CEL was off. Still misfiring, but no CEL, and I haven't had time to
try again.
RonC
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:20:43 -0500 Mike Teets <teamteets@gmail.com>
writes:
> I see a lot of folks here say "you can't fix the new stuff". After
> building cars from scratch in the 70's, the first computer
> controlled cars
> of the 90's left me feeling lost even as a technology guy. However,
> most
> cars now have gone to the standard OBDII or EOBD for European cars.
> (On
> board diagnostics). The scanners are between $30 and $100. Plug in
> your
> scanner to your laptop and it will likely tell you exactly where the
> fault
> is. You may have to do an internet search or two. After that, it
> is
> often just the case of unscrewing a sensor and replacing it! New
> RV's are
> likely much less standard than autos, but I find I can now fix just
> about
> everything on new GM cars.
>
> Mike, Dublin OH, 77 PB
>
>
Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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78 Eleganza II
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