Notices
Series I Tech Garage The place to discuss anything technical about the RX-8 that doesn't fit into any of the categories below.

Throwing a weird code.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 10-02-2012, 05:00 PM
  #1  
Danny Rotstein
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
 
Danmn858's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Throwing a weird code.

Sorry, I dont have the exact code because I had it checked at autozone and the guys there are dumbasses.
All he told me was the code was "161" and it read "low circuit intake manifold"

I need to pass emissions eventually and have no clue what the **** this means haha. Car seems to run perfectly.

On another note, if I get a Cobb Accessport can I pass emissions by fooling the ECU?
Old 10-02-2012, 05:05 PM
  #2  
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
 
9krpmrx8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 33,784
Received 452 Likes on 366 Posts
P0161? That would be your rear O2 sensor.
Old 10-02-2012, 05:06 PM
  #3  
Registered
iTrader: (2)
 
RIWWP's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 0
Received 240 Likes on 110 Posts
This is probably the code, if the term used is correct:
P-0661N intake manifold tuning valve control circuit low bank 1

Do some searching for the P0661 code and see what fixes are available. Looks like maybe a connector cleaning is all you need. Possibly a cat failure.

The COBB can mask CELs, yes. It doesn't mask them by default however, you will need someone to customize the flash to mask the correct CELs. And it doesn't do anything against an actual sniffer test.
Old 10-02-2012, 05:07 PM
  #4  
Danny Rotstein
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
 
Danmn858's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
P0161? That would be your rear O2 sensor.
oh oops, it did throw that code. I must have mixed them up when I wrote it down. the code for this one was "37"
Old 10-02-2012, 05:07 PM
  #5  
Registered
iTrader: (2)
 
RIWWP's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 0
Received 240 Likes on 110 Posts
9k, no 0161 code listed: https://www.rx8club.com/tech-garage-...n-guide-26291/

Old 10-02-2012, 05:08 PM
  #6  
Registered
iTrader: (2)
 
RIWWP's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 0
Received 240 Likes on 110 Posts
Originally Posted by Danmn858
oh oops, it did throw that code. I must have mixed them up when I wrote it down. the code for this one was "37"
That's this one:

P0037 Rear HO2S heater control circuit low ON 2 HO2S heater
Old 10-02-2012, 05:10 PM
  #7  
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
 
9krpmrx8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 33,784
Received 452 Likes on 366 Posts
That doesn't tell me much. But if you mean P0037, that is also your second O2. Do you have a catless midpipe?
Old 10-02-2012, 05:11 PM
  #8  
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
 
9krpmrx8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 33,784
Received 452 Likes on 366 Posts
I just know them by memory man, I don't look at a thread for that stuff. Like a Boss.
Old 10-02-2012, 05:13 PM
  #9  
Danny Rotstein
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
 
Danmn858's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
That doesn't tell me much. But if you mean P0037, that is also your second O2. Do you have a catless midpipe?
No I actually just got an OEM midpipe last year that only had like 16k miles on it. Damn i feel like I'm giving you guys bad info. I'll have to find someone with an OBDII to hook it up to my car again.
Old 10-02-2012, 05:14 PM
  #10  
Registered
iTrader: (2)
 
RIWWP's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 0
Received 240 Likes on 110 Posts
Yup, getting the correct code info goes quite far in accuracy
Old 10-02-2012, 05:15 PM
  #11  
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
 
9krpmrx8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 33,784
Received 452 Likes on 366 Posts
Could be a bad cat then. Bad rear O2's are pretty rare. But they are cheap so if it needs to be replaced it's no biggie.
Old 10-02-2012, 06:13 PM
  #12  
Project Seca
iTrader: (10)
 
Ricky SE3P's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,573
Received 407 Likes on 297 Posts
if i remember right my car threw a 37 code when my rear o2 heater went bad. (sensor worked and gave readings...just the heater circuit stopped working right (i believe i remember checking continuity and it was open loop when i checked it). I replaced the sensor and the code went away.
Old 10-02-2012, 06:42 PM
  #13  
WENTGERMAN
iTrader: (6)
 
shadycrew31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Burbs,PA
Posts: 5,805
Received 30 Likes on 22 Posts
Just go to autozone they will do it for free.
Old 10-03-2012, 05:17 AM
  #14  
Super Moderator
 
ASH8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 10,868
Received 317 Likes on 226 Posts
... Op
sorry, i dont have the exact code because i had it checked at autozone
Old 10-03-2012, 09:07 AM
  #15  
WENTGERMAN
iTrader: (6)
 
shadycrew31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Burbs,PA
Posts: 5,805
Received 30 Likes on 22 Posts
Ooooo... I see...

I'd go to a different autozone and look at the scan gauge while he does it. It should give a description of the failure on the OBDII reader.
Old 10-03-2012, 06:11 PM
  #16  
Registered
 
xexok's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aurora, CO
Posts: 2,100
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 6 Posts
Autozones around here scan your codes and then go inside and print you out a receipt for each code, I thought they all did that.
Old 10-03-2012, 07:34 PM
  #17  
Danny Rotstein
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
 
Danmn858's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Well the car currently doesn't have any wheels so it might be a little difficult getting to autozone haha. I'm trying to convince one of my lazyass friends to go to my place in the burbs (since I live in downtown chicago) to read my codes.
I'll keep you all updated.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
projectr13b
RX-8 Racing
20
05-14-2016 06:25 PM
Eliseo Esquivel
RX-8 Discussion
2
09-30-2015 08:28 PM
Quiggs321
New Member Forum
19
09-30-2015 05:34 PM
alming1132
RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted
0
09-30-2015 11:30 AM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Throwing a weird code.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:20 AM.