Check Engine light

[go_mo_bryth]

Okay, so the manual says I need the Scantool to read the code and I don't have the money to buy one. Does anyone know how much it might cost in Cdn $$ to find out just what the problem is?

 

I've removed the battery posts in the hope that the light would go away but alas, it didn't. Any ideas?

 

Thanks to those-who-know!

[marty yandle]

Okay, so the manual says I need the Scantool to read the code and I don't have the money to buy one. Does anyone know how much it might cost in Cdn $$ to find out just what the problem is?

 

I've removed the battery posts in the hope that the light would go away but alas, it didn't. Any ideas?

 

Thanks to those-who-know!

 

(Which car do you have?) My regular mechanic does an initial reading for free, maybe yours would for a small fee. Dealer would be about $75 or an hour's labor for diagnosis. Marty

[go_mo_bryth]

Marty, It's a '95 Legacy LS wagon.

[drquasievil]

Okay, so the manual says I need the Scantool to read the code and I don't have the money to buy one. Does anyone know how much it might cost in Cdn $$ to find out just what the problem is?

 

I've removed the battery posts in the hope that the light would go away but alas, it didn't. Any ideas?

 

Thanks to those-who-know!

 

There are auto part stores that scan for free. Why do they do that? Because they hope to get the sale of the part. Go to the big stores.

[yewman]

I had a legacy 2 litre estate(wagon) for 5 years and the check engine light came on every time you backed off the throttle and the engine was braking , like going down hill .When the engine speed dropped to idle, it went off again.

 

Never did find out why, but there wasn't any obvious problem, it passed its emissions check each year.

 

Might be worth checking the electrical connectors on the engine to see if anything is loose.

 

Regards Yewman