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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?

"Texas Yankee" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> 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

Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Texas Yankee" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:0bVfh.3837$LL4.3210@trnddc04...
> > 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

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

Thom wrote:

> 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'

"Texas Yankee" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com> wrote in
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> 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/..._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/maint...eqd-light.html

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Tegger

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motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com> wrote in
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> Thom wrote:
>
>> Go to Autozone. They will read the ODBII codes for free for you.
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> Yeah, and write the CODES down, not just the 'interpretation'.
>
> '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).

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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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!!

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Texas Yankee" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com> wrote in
> news:0bVfh.3837$LL4.3210@trnddc04:
>
>> 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/..._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/maint...eqd-light.html
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

"Texas Yankee" <no_junk_mail;@nowhere.com> wrote in
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> 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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Tegger

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