My check engine light is on for some reason. It happened this evening when I left work to get something to eat. I think I know why though. This morning it was rainy and the roads were slick. I took a turn and gave it about half throttle coming out of it. I ended up spinning my wheels all the way through first gear before letting up off the gas and letting the tranny shift into 2nd. Also, this afternoon, I got some wheel spin from a dead stop. I shut the car off shortly thereafter, but there was no light. I am guessing this may have caused it to trigger. I drove the car about 40 miles with the light on, but there was no noticeable difference in performance at all. The battery is unplugged now... hopefully it will be gone tomorrow. Any other ideas why it came on? I don't want to face nissan service....

 

uh dont know why it came on, but when my light was on for my o2 sensors, i drove for like 3 weeks. car did not seem to mind.
hope you get it fixed soon.

 

thanks man.... if it is the O2 sensor, it is probably the rear sensors.... thats why no performance hit. I really hope it's not though. I can just see the dealer laughing at me for trying to get service with mods

 

yeah they tried to do that to me too. I said screw you and put the sensor on myself. They also tried to blame my intake for my car idling low. They said it wasn't allowing the car to properly suck in air. retards

 

Heck…if you still got warranty on the car and, yes , you've paid for it with your car payments, then by all means take it in. Could be something minor. You pay good money…get your benefits with warranty work!!

 

well, I hooked up the battery and started it up this morning.... no light... drove with it 30 miles to work.... no problems at all.. So, I guess something triggered it yesterday.... but no problem

i maxx.... i would take it to the dealer if it was serious, but they would blame it on mods.... and I really don't have the time to haggle with those guys on getting work done...

 

Check Engine Light...

Hope it doesn't come back.

 

Put ducktape over it

 

is yours still on?

 

who me?
mine comes on every now and then since the kitty isn't there to tell it to turn off

 

I see... Kev was having his on and off also i think...

 

Time to cover it with electrical tape

 

Jane told me to change the bulb/cover to blue so I'll be happier to see it everytime I drive.

 

Myth: Unplugging the battery clears the ECU
Fact: ECU code explanations, etc reside in a 4th gen sticky post.

 

There's no way for us to reset the ECU like you guys. Only true way is through a Consult II (or other software that allows you to do it).

 

no reset screw for us 5th gen guys... we have to unplug the battery for an extended period for the ECU memory to clear.

 

My 5th gen ignorance is laid open for all.....bill99gxe

I apologize for my stupidity.



No screw to reset?

WTF?

How could an ECU change THAT much with no significant powertrain or feature additions?



Just for that, all 5th gens should be Minimas.....that's ridiculous.

 

You know you love us, Bill.

 

its all good man...

 

haha let me tell you it works wonders.

Kev: hehe riceboy, making your warning light blue to make you happy.

 

No one asked jOO.

 

couldnt help myself, you left the door open

 

you must face nissan service. go pay $70 for a diagnosis

 

yeah what he said

 

how many miles on your car?

 

Did disconnecting it work?

 

it came back.... this afternoon when I went to start it... It is still under warranty... but with mods, who knows what those guys may say... the car runs fine as far as I can tell, so hopefully nothing major

 

Error code: 0340 Camshaft Position Sensor

 

better not be.... no hesitation in my case...

 

The hesitation will come...

j/k

Some guesses: bad O2, bad cat, gas cap not tight, bad gas

 

it could be bad O2 sensors... can't be a bad cat since I have cali spec emissions and have an RT cat. I already checked the gas cap. Bad gas? maybe?

 

http://www.obd-2.com $136 total, but it's worth it.

 

i am leaning towards bad o2 sensor, if thats the case then easy fix, but those sensors arent cheap. cost me 140 bucks.

 

You didn't buy from the right person.

 

no i dont buy stolen parts kev that is not right.

can you tell me where you got yours from....please....

 

maybe its because you didn't shut your door right and the car got confused

 

From DaveB of course!

 

or maybe it is ****ed that it was put with an woutmagic transmission and now he is getting some revenge.

 

hmmm... i have no clue what it could be I unplugged the battery again for four or five hours. I started the car up and drove away. No light, no problems. I shut the car off after driving 40 miles or so. Then when I started it, the light turned on again... If it was a bad O2 sensor, I should have gotten the light while driving perhaps.