CEL not working!?!
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CEL not working!?!
Let's see. When I follow "zee book of instructions" (AKA Haynes Manual) it indicates, for certain procedures, that I should get a CEL, but I don't ever get one. I know that the CEL used to work. At one point I did clear it. Does this indicate a problem with the ECU?
You take out the cluster, turn it over, look in the left corner and pull it out. You can get a new bulb for really cheap, so if you want might as well replace it. Also if u turn the key to the ON position, to where you havent started the car. All the lights on the dash will come on, so if ur CEL is burnt out then it wont come on. I thought mine was burned out, but a friend showed me my car said "Service Engine Soon" instead of check engine.
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Originally posted by BBaker025
You take out the cluster, turn it over, look in the left corner and pull it out. You can get a new bulb for really cheap, so if you want might as well replace it. Also if u turn the key to the ON position, to where you havent started the car. All the lights on the dash will come on, so if ur CEL is burnt out then it wont come on. I thought mine was burned out, but a friend showed me my car said "Service Engine Soon" instead of check engine.
You take out the cluster, turn it over, look in the left corner and pull it out. You can get a new bulb for really cheap, so if you want might as well replace it. Also if u turn the key to the ON position, to where you havent started the car. All the lights on the dash will come on, so if ur CEL is burnt out then it wont come on. I thought mine was burned out, but a friend showed me my car said "Service Engine Soon" instead of check engine.
off topic: does anyone have the part # for the bulb so that I only have to pull the dash out once?
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might not be the bulb
Originally posted by BBaker025
You take out the cluster, turn it over, look in the left corner and pull it out. You can get a new bulb for really cheap, so if you want might as well replace it. Also if u turn the key to the ON position, to where you havent started the car. All the lights on the dash will come on, so if ur CEL is burnt out then it wont come on. I thought mine was burned out, but a friend showed me my car said "Service Engine Soon" instead of check engine.
You take out the cluster, turn it over, look in the left corner and pull it out. You can get a new bulb for really cheap, so if you want might as well replace it. Also if u turn the key to the ON position, to where you havent started the car. All the lights on the dash will come on, so if ur CEL is burnt out then it wont come on. I thought mine was burned out, but a friend showed me my car said "Service Engine Soon" instead of check engine.
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It was the bulb
Yeah, um I went to Napa (local auto part store) and asked if they have it. They said no. I called the nearest Nissan dealership, the guy in parts did not understand 
So I took matters into my own hands and took the bulb off of the "door is open" and put it on the CEL, and the light illuminated. I got a 0304 (knock sensor) which I will deal with.
So I took matters into my own hands and took the bulb off of the "door is open" and put it on the CEL, and the light illuminated. I got a 0304 (knock sensor) which I will deal with.
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