ilostthegame Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 trying to figure out how to read the codes on my loyale, this is not covered in my chiltons and i found a post on how to read the codes by 'connect the two green connectors under hood by wiper motor near the firewall on drivers side' to read the LED under the drivers side kick panel. is there anyother way to do this? i just want to get all the info before i get out in the snow to work on it. and if you know a good code reference so that when i do get this figured out i can know what the codes mean that would be super great. also, besides the check engine light on i think it is only getting about 20 mpg, is slow on the uptake, oil pressure drops quickly at idle, but it only has 610,XXX i don't know the vehicle history since i just bought it and the guy that i bought it from didn't know what he was doing (spark plugs are all cross threaded) my guess is O2 censor and an oil pump problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I think you want to tie the black connectors together, not the green ones in order to get the codes. Here is a link to a site that may help you. http://www.troublecodes.net/Subaru/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPointer Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Hi everyone - I have a '93 Loyale and I tried the instructions at the the troublecodes site - but things didn't work out. Here are my problems and questions for trying to read my check engine light: - In the area under the hood up towards the windshield on the drivers side I find a pair of green connectors and a pair of white - no black. Am I looking in the wrong spot? Should I have two black connectors somewhere? - I can't find an LED mounted on a module under the driver's side dash. Other parts of the instructions say the check engine light will blink - which is it - the check engine light or some other LED? If some other LED, where do I find it? - We connected the white connectors and watched the check engine light when we turned the key to the on position (not started) and nothing happened - no blinking. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to see what the check engine light is indicating without going to a shop and paying them big money to read the codes. Obviously we tried places like Checker and Advanced Auto and they said the car is too old - they can't hook up to it and read it. Thanks! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Some models had white connectors instead of black ones, like yours has. The ECU has a hole in the cover so you can look at the LED inside it order to count the flashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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