gd3tyrone

hey whats up guys and gals. been looking into getting one of these for a while now and finally pulled the trigger. i bought the car pretty cheap, and now know the reason for it being so cheap.

funny story, the day i got "the white whale" i took her to get a smog. the car passed with flying colors, which surprised me. after driving 10+ miles after the smog the check engine light came on. just my luck. i rushed to do an oil change figuring that might do the trick but nothing. the light has came on and off the past couple of days.

i think shes due for some new wires and plugs to see if that will solve it.

any suggestions?

YoshiMan

Pull the codes and see what its throwing at you. could be numerous issues.

ajahearn

you can buy an inexpensive OBDII scanner for $50 or so. These will also allow you to erase the codes to see if the problem is re-occuring.

LScowboyLS

here is how to pull the diagnostic codes

post them here and we will analyze your issues!

LScowboyLS

you can buy a fine OBD-II scanner

on Amazon for $17

on Amazon for $17

, however his car is OBD-I so it's not any help!

YoshiMan

An OBD-1 scanner looks similar to this:

Legender

Yoshiman... too funny dude... thanks for the laugh of the morning....

And yes, I purchased the cheap Amazon OBDII scanner, and can tell you it works great.

gd3tyrone

lol, you guys are characters i love it.. haha

ill look into it tomorrow or when i have free time. i only drive the car maybe one or twice a week.