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Old May 3, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Have a 1997 with 53,000 Miles.Get the message on my DIC reset and disappears till I start up the car next time. I have no codes both me and my mechanic checked. Help Help
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What do you guages say at the time? Check the code(s) when the CEL comes on.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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What do you guages say at the time? Check the code(s) when the CEL comes on.
it is not the check engine light,it is service engine soon where your mileage is,and again no codes
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it is not the check engine light,it is service engine soon where your mileage is,and again no codes
You are sure the message is "Service Engine Soon" ?




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Originally Posted by rhladek
it is not the check engine light,it is service engine soon where your mileage is,and again no codes
That's why I asked WHAT THE GUAGES SAID at the time. If something like temp gets too high, oil pressure sensor pegs out or fuel guage gets freaky you can get messages that do NOT set codes.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dougbfresh
That's why I asked WHAT THE GUAGES SAID at the time. If something like temp gets too high, oil pressure sensor pegs out or fuel guage gets freaky you can get messages that do NOT set codes.
Nothin on the gauges since it happens when i start the car up,I had it stored for the winter and when I started it the message came up again
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Probably a weak battery, did you have it on a battery tender for the winter?
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Originally Posted by dougbfresh
Probably a weak battery, did you have it on a battery tender for the winter?
Had it before car was stored and it is a new battery
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Check voltage on the battery.
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