Cruise control/Check Engine - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-19, 04:56 PM

I was on my way to class a little while ago and my cruise control started blinking and my check engine light came on. I pulled over and I checked my gas cap and my oil and made sure everything was on tight and it was...so I took it to the subaru dealership but no one was there to look at it. The lady there said it would be about $108 to get it checked...Is there anything else I can do to see if it goes away??

Kevin M · 2007-09-19, 06:46 PM

Several members can run OBDII checks for you. Don't spend any money on repairs or anything like that until checking with the board. Were you getting into peak bost in 5th or 6th around the time it happened?

cody · 2007-09-19, 06:49 PM

AutoZone will also scan it for free. Once you get the code[s], post 'em up.

wrxkidid · 2007-09-19, 07:08 PM

emily your not supposed to break your car right before you sell it...

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-19, 07:32 PM

Yeah I think it happened when I was going into 5th.
Cory said he would look at it when he got back...but I really don't want to spend 108 bucks on that.
I don't have the money for it

And I didn't mean to break it...I was just driving to school...haha!

Kevin M · 2007-09-19, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

AutoZone will also scan it for free. Once you get the code[s], post 'em up.

Will they? Last I heard the autoparts stores got barred from doing that or something.

Road_Kill · 2007-09-19, 08:52 PM

Places like auto zone can check codes with a generic scanner which will only tell codes that are industry standard codes, make and model specific codes will not show up.

cody · 2007-09-19, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Will they? Last I heard the autoparts stores got barred from doing that or something.

I don't know from first hand experience but I've always heard they would.

Jeremy makes an interesting point though...I've never had a CEL that wasn't anticipated but I'd use my AP to read it if I did.

Dean · 2007-09-19, 09:47 PM

Probably a missfire.

If you can't get it read for free, you can always clear it by unhooking the battery and hitting the brake pedal.

MikeK · 2007-09-19, 09:51 PM

I will bring my OBDII scanner to the meet tomorrow

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-20, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeK

I will bring my OBDII scanner to the meet tomorrow

Okay Thank you!! I'll probably be there pretty early.

Dean · 2007-09-20, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeK

I will bring my OBDII scanner to the meet tomorrow

Wear you long johns and Parka, it will probably be in the low to mid 60s temperature wise.

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-20, 09:36 AM

Okay so should I stop at AutoZone to get the code or just wait till the meet.
I'll probably be at Tamarak at about 6...

JonnydaJibba · 2007-09-20, 09:41 AM

The meet isn't even til 7!

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-20, 09:54 AM

I know but I'm going there straight after work and I don't want to drive my car around too much today...
So i'll just wait there haha!

sperry · 2007-09-20, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dean

Wear you long johns and Parka, it will probably be in the low to mid 60s temperature wise.

He better bring cold weather clothes and hang out. I need to give him the SCCA laptop tonight!

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-20, 09:57 PM

YAY! I my car is fixed!!

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-09-21, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Emboyoyo

YAY! I my car is fixed!!

YAY!

...but now your speak be broken.

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-21, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

YAY!

...but now your speak be broken.

WHAT???

WRX06TR · 2007-09-21, 07:44 AM

You said " Yay! I my car is fixed"

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-21, 07:53 AM

okay.
I mean my car is fixed!

kidatari · 2007-09-21, 07:57 AM

What was the fix?

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-21, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kidatari

What was the fix?

We just unhooked the battery, stepped on the brake and then hooked the battery back up and the check engine light went off and the cruise control stopped blinking.

cody · 2007-09-21, 08:26 AM

Well you might want to add a "probably" or "hopefully" to your car being fixed.

Sometimes these things come back. Alex's STi had a CEL that would come back every 100-200 miles and it ended up being an injector or a coilpack or something.

Let's hope that it was just a stray misfire or something though. Your plugs less than 30K miles old?

Emboyoyo · 2007-09-21, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

Well you might want to add a "probably" or "hopefully" to your car being fixed.

Sometimes these things come back. Alex's STi had a CEL that would come back every 100-200 miles and it ended up being an injector or a coilpack or something.

Let's hope that it was just a stray misfire or something though. Your plugs less than 30K miles old?

Yeah...I think my plugs were changed when I got my 30k mile maintence.

2007-09-19, 04:56 PM	#1
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	Cruise control/Check Engine I was on my way to class a little while ago and my cruise control started blinking and my check engine light came on. I pulled over and I checked my gas cap and my oil and made sure everything was on tight and it was...so I took it to the subaru dealership but no one was there to look at it. The lady there said it would be about $108 to get it checked...Is there anything else I can do to see if it goes away??

2007-09-19, 06:46 PM	#2
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Several members can run OBDII checks for you. Don't spend any money on repairs or anything like that until checking with the board. Were you getting into peak bost in 5th or 6th around the time it happened? __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-09-19, 06:49 PM	#3
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	AutoZone will also scan it for free. Once you get the code[s], post 'em up. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-09-19, 07:08 PM	#4
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	emily your not supposed to break your car right before you sell it... __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-09-19, 08:52 PM	#7
Road_Kill EJ18 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reno Posts: 50 Car: Boost fed 91 Toyota MR2 Class: SM2 Never2Fast	Places like auto zone can check codes with a generic scanner which will only tell codes that are industry standard codes, make and model specific codes will not show up. __________________ Under steer is when you hit the wall with the front of you car..... Over steer is when you hit the wall with the rear of your car..... Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall...... Torque is how far you take the wall with you!

2007-09-19, 07:32 PM	#5
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	Yeah I think it happened when I was going into 5th. Cory said he would look at it when he got back...but I really don't want to spend 108 bucks on that. I don't have the money for it And I didn't mean to break it...I was just driving to school...haha!

2007-09-19, 09:47 PM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Probably a missfire. If you can't get it read for free, you can always clear it by unhooking the battery and hitting the brake pedal. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-09-19, 09:51 PM	#10
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	I will bring my OBDII scanner to the meet tomorrow

2007-09-20, 09:36 AM	#13
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	Okay so should I stop at AutoZone to get the code or just wait till the meet. I'll probably be at Tamarak at about 6...

2007-09-20, 09:41 AM	#14
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	The meet isn't even til 7! __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2007-09-20, 09:54 AM	#15
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	I know but I'm going there straight after work and I don't want to drive my car around too much today... So i'll just wait there haha!

2007-09-20, 09:57 PM	#17
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	YAY! I my car is fixed!!

2007-09-21, 07:44 AM	#20
WRX06TR EJ251 Real Name: Nick P Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 881 Car: 2005 STi Class: MadtyteTunerBro! Back to the studio!	You said " Yay! I my car is fixed"

2007-09-21, 07:53 AM	#21
Emboyoyo EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 259 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Class: Novice	okay. I mean my car is fixed!

2007-09-21, 07:57 AM	#22
kidatari EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 291 Class: Low lol internet.	What was the fix?

2007-09-21, 08:26 AM	#24
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Well you might want to add a "probably" or "hopefully" to your car being fixed. Sometimes these things come back. Alex's STi had a CEL that would come back every 100-200 miles and it ended up being an injector or a coilpack or something. Let's hope that it was just a stray misfire or something though. Your plugs less than 30K miles old? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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