Pulling trouble codes...
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 471
Likes: 0
From: Queens NY
Re: Pulling trouble codes... (Light84vette)
reason I asked is some sneaky individual unplugged the SES light so i couldn't do it with the ALDL connector. i ended up putting the socket from the door ajar lamp there so i could pull the trouble codes with a paper clip :cheers:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,631
Likes: 0
From: Union City CA
Re: Pulling trouble codes... (CarAteMyMoney)
I dont really get this pulling code thing. DO you put in a computer dyagnostic in the port under the dash of the drivers side for the codes? OR does it display on the LCD? :confused:
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 471
Likes: 0
From: Queens NY
Re: Pulling trouble codes... (Light84vette)
My friend's old caddy used to display em on the A/C LCD but apparently vettes dont do that. All you have to do is touch each end of a paper clip to the correct terminals on the connector (look in a book) and count the flashes... There's an article about it that makes it pretty easy on c4vettes.com
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,152
Likes: 1
From: Wichita KS
Re: Pulling trouble codes... (CarAteMyMoney)
Check this site out, for pulling codes from the PCM...
http://www.c4vettes.com/ecm.htm
IMHO the best thing a guy can do is buy a cable from AKM cables for about $80 & then use the free trial version of Datamaster to pull codes, you will get much better Info on what the sensors Etc are reading...
http://www.mindspring.com/~amattei/akmelect.htm http://www.ttspowersystems.com/dm_dload.htm
And BTW the electronic AC controls on the late C4's also have diagnostic capability's for the AC control system, you can actually retrive codes from it also, just like the PCM, just something to keep in mind...
:seeya
http://www.c4vettes.com/ecm.htm
IMHO the best thing a guy can do is buy a cable from AKM cables for about $80 & then use the free trial version of Datamaster to pull codes, you will get much better Info on what the sensors Etc are reading...
http://www.mindspring.com/~amattei/akmelect.htm http://www.ttspowersystems.com/dm_dload.htm
And BTW the electronic AC controls on the late C4's also have diagnostic capability's for the AC control system, you can actually retrive codes from it also, just like the PCM, just something to keep in mind...
:seeya
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski