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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / January 2008Intermittened Check Engine light ... 2005 Forester
... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? > ... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off > 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? I re read your original post and can't find where you listed a trouble code. ~Brian > ... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off > 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? A lot of things. You need to get the codes pulled at Autozone (or similar). Dan D '99 Impreza 2.5 RS (son's) Central NJ USA > ... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off > 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? Code may be stored in memory. Might be a good excuse to drop $100 at Wal Mart for an ODBII scanner. Or a trip to Auto Zone when it's not busy for them to read it. -- Todd H. 2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA > ... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off > 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? -- original post -- > car: 2005 Forester X > location: Australia [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thank you! I'm gonna agree with Todd and say this may be a good excuse to drop some money on a code reader, or find a place that is willing to help you out. I am not from Australia, so I can't make any recommendations where to go, but surely you have an auto parts store that you could start with? ~Brian >> ... well continuation of my saga ... the Check Engine light will stay off >> 1/2 a day then will go on for 1/2 a day ... what can be the cause? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > ~Brian Keep in mind that if you get an inexpensive code reader it will be cheaper than taking it to a dealer to have the code read. They charge you to read the code, and then charge you to fix the problem. On an intermittent problem the code is usually held in memory that the code reader can find even if the light isn't on. >> I'm gonna agree with Todd and say this may be a good excuse to drop some >> money on a code reader, or find a place that is willing to help you out. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > problem the code is usually held in memory that the code reader can find > even if the light isn't on. Remember this: a code is a symptom, not a diagnosis. You go to a Dr. with a fever, he has to use his knowlage to figure out the cause. the same with (most) codes  SignatureSteve ASE Master Tech L1 Diag Currently residing at a Subaru Shop 4.5 years doing tires and alighnments >>> I'm gonna agree with Todd and say this may be a good excuse to drop some >>> money on a code reader, or find a place that is willing to help you out. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > fever, he has to use his knowlage to figure out the cause. > the same with (most) codes But reading the code yourself is still a fine idea. If you feel feverish, it's generally a good idea to take your temperature before you make the decision to see your doctor about it. >> Remember this: a code is a symptom, not a diagnosis. You go to a Dr. with >> a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > feverish, it's generally a good idea to take your temperature before > you make the decision to see your doctor about it. I agree ;) But part of the reason Parts houses read codes is to hopefull get you to buy a part, and in some cases the code is telling a story. The one thing I know is that if you have a knock sensor code on a subaru, replace the knock sensor. (o2 heater codes are cut and dried also) SignatureSteve ASE Master Tech L1 Diag Currently residing at a Subaru Shop 4.5 years doing tires and alighnments |
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