ok ...so i was driving on the highway ....and the CEL suddenly went on ...and i dont know what happened to it....my car is a 02 WRX, and it has 106,333 miles on it now....is it the maintenance warning or somthing else??? um..where can i go and check out why the CEL is on ( like checker or autozone) ?? thanks guys!!
Well I would probably go get it checked out. Checker will scan it for free. But if you dont know what the code means it really isnt going to help you. And no its not a maintenance light
ok is it any sensor was broken ??? o well ...ok maybe i can go check it out and post it up ...so who would know what the code means??
srsly, TAKE YOUR CAR TO SOMEONE THAT KNOWS SOMTHING, sounds like you bought someone's totally thrashed car
You'll need to see what the CEL is, for sure. Bad gas can even throw a CEL. Everytime I filled up at a Super America in Litchfield, I threw a P030x (x = 1-4) code.
o really...?? i used to get gas in hoildays before...but the CEL didnt go on....and all i did yesterday was just filled up the winshield washer tank...and thats all....lol
did you click the gas cap a bunch of times? go get it pulled at a auto zone and find out for sure the code
Whatever. You can get bad gas at any station. Twice from BP I have gotten gas so bad neither vehicle would run. The first was my Kawi 6R. White smoke was coming out of the exhaust and it went less than two miles. There was more water than gas in that crap. And the second time, a different BP, I could not keep my SHO running at all. Ran like it was out of balance and ready to throw a rod. Same situation, tons of water. Premium is purchased less so it sits in the tanks longer where moisture can accumulate. Stations are supposed to have filters and such, but really your best bet to avoid bad gas is to use a station with lots of vehicle traffic to ensure fresher gas. Back to topic, lots of CELs are emissions (not performance) related. Did you tighten your gas cap? But you sound like you need the help of someone more knowledgeable.
AGREED but ive had the best luck at the bp...i guess maybe if you can find some 92 non oxy (alot of bp's carry it) sounds like your car has ALOT of problems...perhaps a trip to the dealer is in order
Well the code you would usually get would be a p420, so you may need a new o2 sensor, pm me your vin i'll give you a price
I am going to go out on a limb here, but with the elleventymillion problems you have had, I would go with the front o2 sensor. Sorry if anyone thinkings I am flaming someone...... The front 02 sensor could also fix half of your other problems. All the rear o2 sensor does is check for cats (p0420), and iirc the 136 is for the front. Russ
we had a pontiac in here (a friends) and we pulled an 02 code... of course the grumpy old tech figured he knew what it was and threw an EGR and IAC at it... Symptoms.. run like a dream... but when stopping at lights.. it would rev then stall... guess what... it was teh 02 sensor and it had been replaced previously with a cheapo aftermarket one... Go get an OE sensor... needless to say I am pissed at my senior tech for being lazy and making me grab my ankles on that job (someone had to pay for the useless parts he threw at it - even though it needed the parts they werent the issue)
Hey Chokin, you know i'm just down the road and i just recently picked up an O.b.d scanner if you want me to stop by and read your code for you just let me know! I'm not working today, but i've got some last minute shopping to do so I might be away from the computer for a while. My # is 763-238-7048.:biggrin:
yea agreed....i PM bikerboy...and he said it seems like i need a front o2 sensor tho...so the front sensor is connected to the uppipe?
hi ...thx...but i think im working at 4 tho ....so probably im taking off between 3:30 to 3:45 ....anyways thx a lot ....i hope its only the sensor's problem. hahha...maybe when i need help i can give u a call lol .....
will you stop spending time here and get your ****e organised to go to the ice race on Jan 5-7.... or you get an ol fashioned outback beat down....
hey guys...so i kept driving my car in the past day ...then my CEL went off...does it mean that i dont need the new sensor?? also ...im not goint to post another thread...so my 02 WRX is running low coolent...just i just wonder which brand name should i go for...PEAK white bottle or blur bottle...or something else?? thanks guys
the car was not totally thrashed when i traded it in. I'll admit the only issues the car had when i sold it were a clutch that was begining to slip and the random misfire cel's that most of us are accustom too. many people on this forum are aware that the car he bought was my old car and just because he bought ebay parts and put them on the car and now doesnt have any money/has neglected to correct anything that has gone wrong with it doesn't mean it was a pos when he bought it or that i had beat the piss out of it and dumped it.
well ebay stuff and lack of knowledge would do that...i didnt know it was your car, i was just going off of what i was hearing, also i beleive there is a misfire code reflash from subaru for the 02, im not sure though
