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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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help!? does anybody have diagnostics?

so i went to the dealer they said i was getting cel codes but i forgot what the number was.. they said to replace plugs and maybe the wires.. i replaced the plugs and the cel is still on.. so i wanted to pull the code to see what is the cause of the cel now.. i would think either the cat or wires but i wanna be sure before i pour more money out... i dont buy the dealer bs theyre just riggggged... can i bring it to an autozone or somethign?
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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if im not mistaken either struas auto or autozone does free diagnostics but you may want to call to double check
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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What exit you live by??
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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autozone does it for free.
ask them to give you a print out as well

good luck
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LiL BenNy
so i went to the dealer they said i was getting cel codes but i forgot what the number was.. they said to replace plugs and maybe the wires.. i replaced the plugs and the cel is still on.. so i wanted to pull the code to see what is the cause of the cel now.. i would think either the cat or wires but i wanna be sure before i pour more money out... i dont buy the dealer bs theyre just riggggged... can i bring it to an autozone or somethign?
have nothing but badluck ha Benny, hope its nothing biggy
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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ummm the cobb can do it.. i had one on me today. hahahhaha


probably just need to clean your 02 sensor with soem brake cleaner
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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What exit you live by??
8a off the turnpike.. about 3 mins away...
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by first-rotary04
autozone does it for free.
ask them to give you a print out as well

good luck
+1 for autozone
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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i have a OBD2 scanner & diagnostics tool but im in NY on long island
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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or you can try and take it to wayne mazda
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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or you can pray to the obd2 fairy and they can wish you one.... or just go to a auto parts place such as autozone hahaha
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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haha i just went to autozone and there was an error and it wasnt reading.............. the guy was like the last time he saw that error was in some mitsu and its ecu was fried... wtf dont tell me my ecu is fried... mazda just pulled the codes like a week ago....... HELPPPPPPPPP
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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He probably didn't know how to use the reader... if your ECU was fried you wouldn't have made it home. Pull the negative lead on your battery, wait a couple minutes, reconnect it, drive around, and if it shows back up try, try to get it read again.
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