mugen86

hi, i just bought a 98 lude, and the check engine light is blinking, but the car is running smooth..anyone have any ideas what it could be?

MaxPower

Go to autozone or one of those places to read the code then tell us.

EvolutionBoostin

Pull down the two-wire blue plug from atop the ECU and jump it with a paperclip. Watch your check engine light now - It should blink one or more codes at you. Long flashes are 10's and short flashes are 1's. Decipher the numbers and compare them to the list at http://hybrid.honda-perf.org/tech/codes.html

For future reference, you could have found this information much quicker by searching google.

MaxPower

His car is OBDII, your thinking OBDI. You could of found that out by searching.

CTR

it doesnt matter, still would work b/c it still has a two plug to check the code. you want to say obd2 doesnt have the plug b/c i just checked my code in my obd2a 1996 hatch like two days ago...evo boosting is 101% correct. i think you owe him an apology.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1171263&page=1
this link is for a 92-95 civic but it still applies to 96-00 obd2a/b. i think the wires are different, i got to check. but you cant miss it, its like a plug just hanging around near the ecu.

you could goto autozone or if you dont want to risk driving with the code, you could check it at home. good luck

SPAWN

omg....either way...its much faster and easier to go to the local advance or autozone and get a FREE diagnostic done and have a printout of the codes...but you also need to cross reference the CODE number to a tech forum...the written codes on their screens are not always right...but the numerical code will be....

MaxPower

wow he was right, not like that is a good thing. Id rather work off a P code then the old school codes.

edit: and this is how you get it for YOUR car if your still interested.

http://www.hondaprelude.to/articles/...ck_engine.html

mugen86

cant find the damn plug...

Nic

If it's flashing, don't drive it. That means it's dumping enough fuel for the catalytic converter to catch itself on fire.

mugen86

I went to autozone and got the engine code, it was P0141 i looked it up and i think its the oxygen sensor..