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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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so i have heard that our cars can be tested by the gauges and it will tell you code of why you have a check engine light..... how do you do that.. can some one write step by step how to get the codes... thanks...
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so i have heard that our cars can be tested by the gauges and it will tell you code of why you have a check engine light..... how do you do that.. can some one write step by step how to get the codes... thanks...
http://www.c5forum.com/ayc/dtcdic.php
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ok should i be worried or do any thing for these codes?
PCM-P0175H- fuel trim system rich bank 1
Pcm- P0172H- fuel trim system rich bank 2

SDM-U1301H-serial data line short to voltage

IPC- there is 7 of them but they all had the H at the end.... loss of communication to PCM,TCS,BCM,RFA,SDM,LDCM

RFA- same thing- Loss of communication IPC,BCM,PCM

All the codes that it sent were all followed by a H mean history right..... so im not sure why the light came on........ can anyone help maybe why the light came on or if i should be concerned bout any of the codes....
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Reset all the codes and see which ones come back....
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ok should i be worried or do any thing for these codes?
PCM-P0175H- fuel trim system rich bank 1
Pcm- P0172H- fuel trim system rich bank 2

SDM-U1301H-serial data line short to voltage

IPC- there is 7 of them but they all had the H at the end.... loss of communication to PCM,TCS,BCM,RFA,SDM,LDCM

RFA- same thing- Loss of communication IPC,BCM,PCM

All the codes that it sent were all followed by a H mean history right..... so im not sure why the light came on........ can anyone help maybe why the light came on or if i should be concerned bout any of the codes....
List ALL the codes.....
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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ok here are all the codes it through..... all of them were followed by the H
10-pcm-p0172 fuel trim system rich bank #1
10-pcm-p0175 fuel trim system rich bank #2

sdm-u1301 serial data line shortage to voltage

ipc-u1255 serial data line malfunction
ipc-u1016 loss of communication pcm
ipc-u1040 " tcs
ipc-u1064 " bcm
ipc-u1176 " rfa
ipc-u1088 " sdm
ipc-u1160 " ldcm

bo-rfa-u1255
" u1096
" u1064
" u1016

anything i should be worried bout??
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Originally Posted by tmoney339
ok here are all the codes it through..... all of them were followed by the H
10-pcm-p0172 fuel trim system rich bank #1
10-pcm-p0175 fuel trim system rich bank #2

sdm-u1301 serial data line shortage to voltage

ipc-u1255 serial data line malfunction
ipc-u1016 loss of communication pcm
ipc-u1040 " tcs
ipc-u1064 " bcm
ipc-u1176 " rfa
ipc-u1088 " sdm
ipc-u1160 " ldcm

bo-rfa-u1255
" u1096
" u1064
" u1016

anything i should be worried bout??


Lucky is probably still sleeping...see his comments on this post which explain part of your issue...

j/k Lucky...


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...s-related.html
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