car problems

Subject: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:14 pm

so my wife sends me a pic of the dash and tells me these lights are not turning off like they would normaly.

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now im concerne because of the aftermarket parts i have on it.
any suggestions if i should take the car in to the dealer as is, or take off the aftermarket parts. (TRD cold air intake, and the Suspension, go back to stock.)

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:20 pm

Intake yes. Suspension would be a problem. When your check engine light comes on thos two other light come on as well. Is the car running good. Might be the air mass sensor is dirty

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:28 pm

well the one with the one on the lower right always comes on, and that because on my wheels. the one on the upper right is the traction control.

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Trd intake might or might not be a problem with the dealer. You could always take it to autozone and get a free scan.

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:01 pm

if it were closer to friday id just scan it for you, but like mario said id go to autozone, its prob no big deal if its running fine, like tim said too, the trac lights will come on with a chec code.

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Super Mario wrote:: Trd intake might or might not be a problem with the dealer. You could always take it to autozone and get a free scan.

if its TRD you shouldnt have to worry bro.

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:02 pm

I would worry because it wasn't installed at a dealership. Not that hard to take it off. Just get it scanned and go from there.

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:09 pm

Pasquae installed the trd intake, it has been giving me problems, but i do know how to take it off. do you guys know the purpose of the traction control?

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oh I thought he got it with the car. yeah take it off man.

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:15 pm

you guys think the dealer will fix the car with the coilovers on?

Subject: Re: car problems Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:49 pm

Its probably just a dirty sensor if the car is running fine. Go to Autozone figure out which on it is. Most of the time all you need to do is unplug it and plug it and plug it back in. Im sure we could figure it out no problem. If it was the mass flow sensor going bad the car would run like shit or even stall out.

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:07 am

thanks guys, i will try that today.

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:04 am

i have an obd2 scanner if u want we can check it at the meet

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:15 am

About the scan last I remember autozone don't do em anymore.

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:00 am

if its dealer sold they cant say anything ( trd intake) and i took my car in when i had my motor problems with my coilovers on and they said nuthing all the work done on my car was covered. your traction control light my be a bad relay

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:20 am

the only time aftermarket stuff is a problem is when it is the cause of the issue i asked the dealer

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:45 am

nah like before the trac light comes on with chec lights, on the xb/xa's atleast so im sure its the same for 2nd gen.

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:53 pm

WilsonThe2nD wrote:: About the scan last I remember autozone don't do em anymore.

Correct I was getting to that. Since it just happened and you have been riding for a while check your hoses and such. Might be a leak on intake. Also did you transfer your sensors in your wheels? That would explain that tire light.

Subject: Re: car problems Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:48 pm

took the trd intake off, which was a bitch, and put the stock one back on, and the check engine light is gone, i drove it to autozone, which is not far, but still no check engine light came on.

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its was honestly probably just your mss air flow sensor just a little dirty

Subject: Re: car problems Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:36 am

yea and intakes cantrigger the check engine light to come on. its making the sensor reading theres wayy too much air flowing through the sensor.. thats why the light came on plus the sensor probably got a lil dirty like everyone said.. my comes on from time to time

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My CEL had never came on when I was running the Fujita CAI.

Subject: Re: car problems Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:55 am

^Me neither. I started getting codes after like 3 years of having it on and i thought it was the CAI but when i scanned it, i was getting evap codes left and right. It ended up being a bad/worn gas cap haha

And i agree with the don about the maf sensor. if it was dirty, it would be running like garbage. that happend to mario that one time in SD and we had to drive back at like 35mph cause it wouldnt go any faster lolololol

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Haha! That's cuz Big fried my MAF when he was messing with the wires for my HIDs.

Subject: Re: car problems Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:29 am

I remember that, fail, haha

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