Check engine(idiot) light

[stevemiller]

Why did you edit it? I thought you were onto something when you put MOD in big bold letters? Really told him!

no it was supposed to be bud not model lol i thought i fixed it but it didnt, oh well

[Woodchuck]

Did your light magically clear?

Mine? It did when I cleared it with a scan tool. You know...the appropriate tool for the job...

Now you are just spouting nonsense...

[jackelope]

lol  For 300k 400k Better not ever be an engine light lol

I can guarantee you from 18 years in the car fixin' business that there are lots of cars that won't clear codes by disconnecting the battery.
All that is pointless anyway, because if all you're doing is clearing the code and not fixing the problem, 98% of the time the light is going to come back on anyway. On the 2% that don't come back on, the light would have gone off on it's own eventually.

I can guarantee you and anyone else that wants truth that if you unhook all batteries on all vehicles for a period of time at most 3 hours all codes will be gone and a service tech will not be able to pull any codes from the vehicle until they trip again. also I said it will only be temp before it comes on again if its not fixed. But if you fix the problem yourself at home in your driveway and the battery is unplugged the entire time and the vehicle is fixed it does not NEED TO BE CLEARED BY A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. Guaranteed.

By the time you leave your battery disconnected for 3 hours in a feeble attempt to clear codes you could've driven to O'Reilly's 16 times and had them clear the code for you.

Once again you dont read thoroughly enough to respond.I said if you fix it yourself which would probably take enough time to reset you wont need to go back again to have it cleared.SO YOU BACK AWAY AND STOP SPOUTING nonsense.

The simple fact of the matter is that this doesn't work on everything all the time, stevemiller. It's ok to admit when you are wrong.
Better that than what's happening now.

[stevemiller]

Did your light magically clear?

Mine? It did when I cleared it with a scan tool. You know...the appropriate tool for the job...

Would it have cleared by itself with the battery undone? YES

[stevemiller]

lol  For 300k 400k Better not ever be an engine light lol

I can guarantee you from 18 years in the car fixin' business that there are lots of cars that won't clear codes by disconnecting the battery.
All that is pointless anyway, because if all you're doing is clearing the code and not fixing the problem, 98% of the time the light is going to come back on anyway. On the 2% that don't come back on, the light would have gone off on it's own eventually.

I can guarantee you and anyone else that wants truth that if you unhook all batteries on all vehicles for a period of time at most 3 hours all codes will be gone and a service tech will not be able to pull any codes from the vehicle until they trip again. also I said it will only be temp before it comes on again if its not fixed. But if you fix the problem yourself at home in your driveway and the battery is unplugged the entire time and the vehicle is fixed it does not NEED TO BE CLEARED BY A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. Guaranteed.

By the time you leave your battery disconnected for 3 hours in a feeble attempt to clear codes you could've driven to O'Reilly's 16 times and had them clear the code for you.

Once again you dont read thoroughly enough to respond.I said if you fix it yourself which would probably take enough time to reset you wont need to go back again to have it cleared.SO YOU BACK AWAY AND STOP SPOUTING nonsense.

The simple fact of the matter is that this doesn't work on everything all the time, stevemiller. It's ok to admit when you are wrong.
Better that than what's happening now.

I can Have before can you?

[jackelope]

I'm totally open to admitting when I'm wrong, but I'm not this time.

[coachcw]

9 times out of 10 the po446 is the evap vent solenoid or a broken harness at the solenoid. there most likely is a update kit for your vin that relocates it often they get full of dirt and stick . 

[stevemiller]

The good ole boy club on this forum is getting ridiculous.If someone dont hunt with you they are wrong in all their opinions right.,I see that with a few on here now oh well.I will probably get another warning from a mod because someone wants to poke at another member of the forum thats not part of the club.(H2OHUNTER).Why is it that some people can say anything to others about anything on this forum but if you say something to one in the club you get a warning?

[Woodchuck]

Good reminder, H2O, we are gonna need your dues soon. 

[jackelope]

I've never hunted with a single person involved in this thread.
It's got nothing to do with the good ole boy club. It's got to do with being ok when you're wrong, then insulting a bunch of techs by saying they are only book smart. I was done till you said the auto techs trying to help this guy out with his problem were only book smart. At that point, you're insulting a bunch of folks who are trying to help. If you don't know what the heck you're talking about, you should just defer to something else rather than attempt to insult people.

I doubt it they seem to be book smart only lol.

This will be my last post in this thread. I'd recommend the same for you, stevemiller.

[h20hunter]

I'm poking fun because I deal with know it alls every week. I'm simply in a different part of the building. Not a problem and I've never hunted with a mod....well I have fished with Ms. Smossy, which was lovely, thank you.

[grundy53]

I doubt it they seem to be book smart only lol.

If anyone here wonders why people that work in the auto repair business are not super eager to come out with that or offer advice, this would be why.
Woodblock out. 

I'm sure there are many more people that appreciate your guy's help then those that want to hassle you. I think information is always a positive thing.

[stevemiller]

Its not worth it.Google next time you will get the answers you want everytime.Like was stated go get the code ask them what the code means they will then print it off for you telling you all the things that have been checked by others in the past to fix the problem,Fix it yourself or take it to a shop your choice.Done engine light will be gone when fixed.


A code can come up on a number of things,Loose gas cap lol,Bad gas can cause codes to come up,Vacume leaks are a huge reason for a number of codes.Me personally if a code comes up on my car i take it to autozone they tell me what the code is i fix it,I reset the code im done.They just came out with these readers for my car last year along with the repair manual,before that I had to do it all the hard way or pay a tech to do it for me NO THANKS.Been turning wrenches for 60 plus years on my own and others vehicles.new and old.Import and domestic so take my advice or not no matter to me.

[Buckmark]

Wow this went side ways, its funny how people who do not work day in and day out for years and years in a trade comment about how we are wrong....

Just an FYI a hard fault will not clear no matter how long you leave a battery disconnected, or touch wires together (love that, don't let the smoke out) or even with a scan tool regardless if it is 29.95 special glove box one or a 10k scanner that reads live data etc......it may clear on the dash as you command it but as soon as you start the vehicle, dont even have to drive it it will come back (hard fault). ( in know, whats a hard fault?)
Oh and BTW by clearing codes etc at home you also may be hindering a tech if you need thier book smarts to help diagnose the problem due to you clearing freeze frame data....but hey what do we know anyways....
Coach is right in the ball park, those trucks or near that year (sorry i don't have my book in front of me  ) have a TSB for an updated evap purge valve and a relocate proceedure...

[stevemiller]

Wow this went side ways, its funny how people who do not work day in and day out for years and years in a trade comment about how we are wrong....

Just an FYI a hard fault will not clear no matter how long you leave a battery disconnected, or touch wires together (love that, don't let the smoke out) or even with a scan tool regardless if it is 29.95 special glove box one or a 10 scanner that reads live data etc......it may clear on the dash as you command it but as soon as you start the vehicle, dont even have to drive it it will come back (hard fault). ( in know, whats a hard fault?)
Oh and BTW by clearing codes etc at home you also may be hindering a tech if you need thier book smarts to help diagnose the problem due to you clearing freeze frame data....but hey what do we know anyways....
Coach is right in the ball park, those trucks or near that year (sorry i don't have my book in front of me  ) have a TSB for an updated evap purge valve and a relocate proceedure...

Who said I didnt work day in and day out.For all you know I own my own shop.Ive worked on car lot cars for around 20 years thank you.