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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Default 94 service engine soon light help!!
the light comes on while driving then goes off sometimes it stays on then goes off where could i buy a obd1 handheld reader at??

its for a 94 z28 need to kno why its always coming on.

mostly wht could it be coming on for??
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that's what my car was doing when my o2s went bad.
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Originally Posted by unioncarpenter84
the light comes on while driving then goes off sometimes it stays on then goes off where could i buy a obd1 handheld reader at??

its for a 94 z28 need to kno why its always coming on.

mostly wht could it be coming on for??
Get you an ALDL cable for an OBD1, go to the data master website and you can get like 5 or 6 free scans, the codes will be there...
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get a paperclip . count . decode and fix.
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get a paperclip . count . decode and fix.
This trick does not work with 94+ cars.
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Get you an ALDL cable for an OBD1, go to the data master website and you can get like 5 or 6 free scans, the codes will be there...
where do u buy tht cable
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Originally Posted by puddingmmmmmmmm
that's what my car was doing when my o2s went bad.
howd u kno the o2 sensors were bad
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http://reddevilriver.com/aldl.html
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