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Need to Read Codes
Posted by BillR [Email] (more from BillR) on Sat, 15 Dec 2001 10:02:04
In Reply to: Re: Since emission standard OBD 2 came along, the car, Street, Sat, 15 Dec 2001 03:11:39
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You need to read the codes if you think you have a real problem. One of the issues I have with OBD2 setups is that they will generate errors for such things as loose gascaps, random misfires, or slow O2 sensor response. You clear the codes and these things don't reappear, perhaps forever.
So if the car is running properly, I would suggest pulling the battery cable and clearing the codes and seeing what happens. If you do think you have a real problem, any reasonably equipped mechanic should be able to pull the codes with a reader. Or you can buy your own reader and do it yourself. I have an Actron reader (Model #9035) which will read codes from "ALL OBD2 compliant vehicles:Domestic, Asian, and European models." Cost me $250 CDN from Canadian Tire and I would suspect that they are available in the States from the usual sources (Pep Boys, AutoZone, etc.). Although the price seems a bit unreasonable considering, when I count the times that I have cleared meaningless codes, or actually been able to diagnosis something with it; it has paid for itself many times over.
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