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Texas Yankee - 13 Dec 2006 15:41 GMT

The service light came on and stayed on (no flashing, etc.) in my son's 94
Accord - Firestone didn't have the right connector to plug in to his car and
diagnose the codes. Now the other service light is on, too - again, steady
on, no flashing - the car seems to be running fine - any suggestions before
I send him to the dealership?

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Michael Pardee - 13 Dec 2006 15:47 GMT

> The service light came on and stayed on (no flashing, etc.) in my son's 94
> Accord - Firestone didn't have the right connector to plug in to his car
> and diagnose the codes. Now the other service light is on, too - again,
> steady on, no flashing - the car seems to be running fine - any
> suggestions before I send him to the dealership?

I'm confused - are they the "service due" light and now the "check engine"
light?

Mike

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Thom - 13 Dec 2006 16:18 GMT

> > The service light came on and stayed on (no flashing, etc.) in my son's 94
> > Accord - Firestone didn't have the right connector to plug in to his car
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>
> Mike

Go to Autozone. They will read the ODBII codes for free for you.

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motsco_ - 13 Dec 2006 18:14 GMT

> Go to Autozone. They will read the ODBII codes for free for you.

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Yeah, and write the CODES down, not just the 'interpretation'.

'Curly'

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Jim Yanik - 14 Dec 2006 02:14 GMT

>> Go to Autozone. They will read the ODBII codes for free for you.
>
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>
> 'Curly'

except that OBD-II didn't happen until 1996,he has a 94 model;OBD-I

all he needs is to jumper the two-pin connector(near ECU) and the ECU wll
flash the codes at the CEL(check engine light).

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Tegger - 13 Dec 2006 19:50 GMT

> The service light came on and stayed on (no flashing, etc.) in my
> son's 94 Accord - Firestone didn't have the right connector to plug in
> to his car and diagnose the codes. Now the other service light is on,
> too - again, steady on, no flashing - the car seems to be running fine
> - any suggestions before I send him to the dealership?

Your car is NOT ODB-II, so nobody will be able to pull any codes using an
OBD-II reader.

Instead, you need a sophisticated piece of hardware known as a
"paper clip". You use the paper clip to short two pins together in the
Service Check Connector to make the Check Engine light flash.

See here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/3173_ICCR_E_14JAN03.pdf
specifically page 15.

Report the code(s) back here.

As for the other light, it must be the Maintenance Required lamp. You can
reset it here:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/maintenance-reqd-light.html

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Texas Yankee - 14 Dec 2006 14:49 GMT

I couldn't tell from the diagram in the reference manual - does the
diagnostic connector plug have just two pins that I short out with a
paperclip, or are there more than two pins - if so, which pins get shorted
to get the codes. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP!!

>> The service light came on and stayed on (no flashing, etc.) in my
>> son's 94 Accord - Firestone didn't have the right connector to plug in
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> reset it here:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/maintenance-reqd-light.html

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Tegger - 14 Dec 2006 22:21 GMT

> I couldn't tell from the diagram in the reference manual - does the
> diagnostic connector plug have just two pins that I short out with a
> paperclip, or are there more than two pins - if so, which pins get
> shorted to get the codes. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP!!

Dig out the connector and look at it. It's only got two pins.

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