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bumbum
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:06 am Post subject:
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Hi All,
I have a 1992 Tercel, the basic one, but it's a good driving car. This
morning, the engine light suddenly popped up.
What is the most likely culprit?
thanks,
asm
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TeGGeR®
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:43 am Post subject:
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"bumbum" <kunkunu@yahoo.com> wrote in
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Hi All,
I have a 1992 Tercel, the basic one, but it's a good driving car. This
morning, the engine light suddenly popped up.
What is the most likely culprit?
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NO idea without knowing the code that's been set.
Locate the black DIAG connector under the hood (probably at top near
firewall, driver's side). Pop the cover, and short the T and E1 terminals
with a paper clip. Count the blinks of the Check Engine light. May be long
and short blinks, and may be more than one sequence.
Report back here.
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---MIKE---
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:45 am Post subject:
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The MOST likely cause is a loose gas cap. Take it somewhere where they
will read the codes for you. That way you will know.
---MIKE---
| Quote: | In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
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Ray O
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:59 am Post subject:
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"bumbum" <kunkunu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,
I have a 1992 Tercel, the basic one, but it's a good driving car. This
morning, the engine light suddenly popped up.
What is the most likely culprit?
thanks,
asm
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The butler did it.
Rather than chase a hundred different guesses, you would be much better off
pulling the code and starting from there. BTW, my guess is a bad O2 sensor.
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Ray O
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:10 am Post subject:
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"---MIKE---" <twinmountain@webtv.net> wrote in message
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The MOST likely cause is a loose gas cap. Take it somewhere where they
will read the codes for you. That way you will know.
---MIKE---
| Quote: | In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')
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A 1992 Tercel does not have an OBD II system that detects fuel tank pressure
or a loose gas cap.
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High Tech Misfit
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:19 am Post subject:
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Ray O wrote:
| Quote: | A 1992 Tercel does not have an OBD II system that detects fuel tank pressure
or a loose gas cap.
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Wouldn't a loose gas cap trigger a code anyway? Or does it depend on the
car? I'm sure my father once said to me that it happened with his '94
Pontiac Grand Prix, which I am reasonably sure was OBD-I. |
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Ray O
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:48 am Post subject:
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"High Tech Misfit" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Ray O wrote:
A 1992 Tercel does not have an OBD II system that detects fuel tank
pressure
or a loose gas cap.
Wouldn't a loose gas cap trigger a code anyway? Or does it depend on the
car? I'm sure my father once said to me that it happened with his '94
Pontiac Grand Prix, which I am reasonably sure was OBD-I.
OBD II was the first system to use SAE standards that specified what systems |
are monitored as well as standard codes for every manufacturer. This system
allows the use of a universal code scanner.
Prior to OBD II, manufacturers had proprietary systems, which is why scan
tools were specific for each brand. It is possible that GM monitored fuel
tank pressure.
There is no trouble code for fuel tank pressure for a TCCS (Toyota's OBD I)
system, and in any event, I have never heard of a loose fuel cap causing a
check engine light in any Toyota prior to the advent of OBD II.
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TeGGeR®
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:32 am Post subject:
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"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in
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"bumbum" <kunkunu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,
I have a 1992 Tercel, the basic one, but it's a good driving car.
This morning, the engine light suddenly popped up.
What is the most likely culprit?
thanks,
asm
The butler did it.
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I think it was Mrs. Smitherwick, myself. She was angry because the butler
was committing indecent acts with the carriage horse and
Lord Postlethwaite (at the same time, no less).
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