Check Engine Light
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Burning Brakes
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From: Nashville Tennessee
Check Engine Light
I installed a throttle body spacer purchased from one of our Forum Vendors. Didn't really notice much change in performance. It was installed for awhile and I decided to snug the bolts up, a couple days later the check engine light comes on? So I call the dealer, he checks it out and tells me the spacer is leaking air and causing excess exhaust on both banks (or something like that). So after paying $118.00 because it's aftermarket caused and no part of warranty I take it home. Pull the spacer out put everything back as stock and oh, oh, check engine light still on? Does something need to be reset or will the computer do it on it's own? If anyone knows please let me know because the next time I see my friendy Chevy dealer I will certainly not be smiling. 
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
Race Director
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Originally Posted by ALFONSE
I installed a throttle body spacer purchased from one of our Forum Vendors. Didn't really notice much change in performance. It was installed for awhile and I decided to snug the bolts up, a couple days later the check engine light comes on? So I call the dealer, he checks it out and tells me the spacer is leaking air and causing excess exhaust on both banks (or something like that). So after paying $118.00 because it's aftermarket caused and no part of warranty I take it home. Pull the spacer out put everything back as stock and oh, oh, check engine light still on? Does something need to be reset or will the computer do it on it's own? If anyone knows please let me know because the next time I see my friendy Chevy dealer I will certainly not be smiling.
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Nashville Tennessee
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Originally Posted by shopdog
If you fixed the air leak, the light should go out after a number of cold start cycles. (The number varies depending on the fault code.) Or you could go by the dealer and have him reset the code. Or you could buy a scan tool and do it yourself. Wally World sells a simple one for $69 that works with the C6 (you need a tool that speaks the CAN protocol, not all of them do).
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AL
Team Owner
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From: San Clemente CA
Originally Posted by ALFONSE
I installed a throttle body spacer purchased from one of our Forum Vendors. Didn't really notice much change in performance. It was installed for awhile and I decided to snug the bolts up, a couple days later the check engine light comes on? So I call the dealer, he checks it out and tells me the spacer is leaking air and causing excess exhaust on both banks (or something like that). So after paying $118.00 because it's aftermarket caused and no part of warranty I take it home. Pull the spacer out put everything back as stock and oh, oh, check engine light still on? Does something need to be reset or will the computer do it on it's own? If anyone knows please let me know because the next time I see my friendy Chevy dealer I will certainly not be smiling.
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
HELP,
AL
P.S. THE CAR IS RUNNING OKAY!
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Wantagh,L.I. New York
Originally Posted by shopdog
If you fixed the air leak, the light should go out after a number of cold start cycles. (The number varies depending on the fault code.) Or you could go by the dealer and have him reset the code. Or you could buy a scan tool and do it yourself. Wally World sells a simple one for $69 that works with the C6 (you need a tool that speaks the CAN protocol, not all of them do).
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Le Mans Master
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From: NC
Will this tool reset the codes? In NC, for the annual inspection, they hood a machine up to the car via OBDII. If there are any codes, the car fails. This tool sounds like an instant inspection pass for anyone that was throwing codes due to headers or something.
Le Mans Master
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From: Hope, Arkansas - '07 LMB Coupe
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Originally Posted by c6vette
Walmart sells the Innova 3030 for $69. Reads and erases codes on the C6 (CAN ready)
Safety Car
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From: Wantagh,L.I. New York
Originally Posted by wanta06
Will it display a description of the code or just a number, or perhaps come with a chart to look them up?