CEL & "Non-sticky" OBDII issues?
06-06-2002, 07:04 PM
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CEL & "Non-sticky" OBDII issues?
About a week ago my CEL came on while driving and when I got home I re-tightened my gas cap(for a good measure) and reset the ECU and the light went away.
Today the CEL comes back and I went to autozone and hooked up an OBDII reader and they tried to read the code... scanner goes through the systems but doesn't come back with anything. I got a hold of another reader - same thing, no codes I hit the "clear" on the reader and the light goes off. So it would seem that there truly is no code set since its apparent that the reader works/interacts with ECU.
Is there such thing as "volatile/non-sticky" codes on our cars ? Anyone has any ideas on what it might be ?
Today the CEL comes back and I went to autozone and hooked up an OBDII reader and they tried to read the code... scanner goes through the systems but doesn't come back with anything. I got a hold of another reader - same thing, no codes I hit the "clear" on the reader and the light goes off. So it would seem that there truly is no code set since its apparent that the reader works/interacts with ECU.
Is there such thing as "volatile/non-sticky" codes on our cars ? Anyone has any ideas on what it might be ?
06-07-2002, 09:56 AM
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I went to 2 Autozones to decode my SES and both came back blank. They used a no frills Actron codereader.
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
06-07-2002, 10:41 AM
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Originally posted by BBarty
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
06-07-2002, 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by BBarty
I went to 2 Autozones to decode my SES and both came back blank. They used a no frills Actron codereader.
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
I went to 2 Autozones to decode my SES and both came back blank. They used a no frills Actron codereader.
Either take your Max to an indepedent garage for a small fee or buy your own codereader that can read Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX.
10-18-2002, 06:43 PM
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Originally posted by y2kse
Small fees generally run around $60.00 in my neck of the woods, BBarty. And where would one locate a code reader that's self-contained, doesn't cost too much, and is capable of reading Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX?
Small fees generally run around $60.00 in my neck of the woods, BBarty. And where would one locate a code reader that's self-contained, doesn't cost too much, and is capable of reading Nissan codes P0XXX and P1XXX?
The codereader I bought does all you mentioned. Its manual includes all generic codes and the most common enhanced codes from the top 6 car brands. It won't tell you how to fix the problem but then your talking serious money. The Equus website has an updated "decoder" for all other codes and brands.
Equus Products, Inc/Innova model 3100 OBD-II Code Reader
http://www.iequus.com/3100.asp?catshort=3100
Best price I found (4/02): $125.39 at
http://www.summitracing.com (Summit p/n: EQU-3100)
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