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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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i know there is a way to retrieve the dtc by using a paper clip but i cant remember what two holes you put it in. once you do that the service engine light will flash the code. you just count the flashes until it repeats. someone please help me out here. i dont have access to a scanner at the moment, and i need to find out asap what is wrong. i just put a new pcm in the car last saturday so i have only driven it about 150 miles or so, and now the light came on tonight. any help please. thanks
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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autozone or advance will check it for free with a scanner

what happend to the old pcm?
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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oh i didnt think about autozone. well long story short i had a turbo and the computer was tuned for a turbo. my predator had no stock tune to go back to. so i had to buy a new computer with a stock tune. only paid $130 on ebay. you buy the pcm and they programmed it per your vin #.
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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also along the lines of the paperclip remark... that worked on obd1 vehicles... but that hasn't worked on a modern vehicle in 10 years
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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oh ok well it was worth a shot. sorry about that... thanks anyways...
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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You should be able to read codes with the predator...I use mine to read other cars all the time.
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