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Re: Engine Code P 0442
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Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... Thanks for your help here folks. Tomes "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... > > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... > > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message > > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... > >> > >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to Black > >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > > times, > >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> > hood, > >> not > >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary in > >> the > >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the > >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's own. > > It > >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when > > the > >> code came up. > >> > > > > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up > > to > > maybe 10 now.... > > Thanks. > > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > > > > That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I > am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a > button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will allow > you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The idea > is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on but > now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth hundreds > of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > > > > > |
Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... Thanks for your help here folks. Tomes "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... > > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... > > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message > > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... > >> > >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to Black > >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > > times, > >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> > hood, > >> not > >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary in > >> the > >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the > >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's own. > > It > >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when > > the > >> code came up. > >> > > > > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up > > to > > maybe 10 now.... > > Thanks. > > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > > > > That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I > am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a > button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will allow > you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The idea > is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on but > now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth hundreds > of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > > > > > |
Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... Thanks for your help here folks. Tomes "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... > > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... > > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message > > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... > >> > >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to Black > >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > > times, > >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> > hood, > >> not > >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary in > >> the > >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the > >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's own. > > It > >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when > > the > >> code came up. > >> > > > > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up > > to > > maybe 10 now.... > > Thanks. > > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > > > > That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I > am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a > button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will allow > you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The idea > is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on but > now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth hundreds > of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > > > > > |
Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... Thanks for your help here folks. Tomes "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... > > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... > > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message > > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... > >> > >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to Black > >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > > times, > >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> > hood, > >> not > >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary in > >> the > >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the > >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's own. > > It > >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when > > the > >> code came up. > >> > > > > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up > > to > > maybe 10 now.... > > Thanks. > > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > > > > That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I > am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a > button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will allow > you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The idea > is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on but > now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth hundreds > of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > > > > > |
Re: Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.
"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > restarts > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > Thanks for your help here folks. > Tomes > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... >> >> >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > Black >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few >> > times, >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the >> >> > hood, >> >> not >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > in >> >> the >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think >> >> the >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > own. >> > It >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured >> >> when >> > the >> >> code came up. >> >> >> > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm >> > up >> > to >> > maybe 10 now.... >> > Thanks. >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? >> > >> >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. >> I >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press >> a >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > allow >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > idea >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > but >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > hundreds >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. >> >> >> >> >> > > |
Re: Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.
"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > restarts > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > Thanks for your help here folks. > Tomes > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... >> >> >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > Black >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few >> > times, >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the >> >> > hood, >> >> not >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > in >> >> the >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think >> >> the >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > own. >> > It >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured >> >> when >> > the >> >> code came up. >> >> >> > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm >> > up >> > to >> > maybe 10 now.... >> > Thanks. >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? >> > >> >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. >> I >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press >> a >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > allow >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > idea >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > but >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > hundreds >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. >> >> >> >> >> > > |
Re: Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.
"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > restarts > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > Thanks for your help here folks. > Tomes > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... >> >> >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > Black >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few >> > times, >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the >> >> > hood, >> >> not >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > in >> >> the >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think >> >> the >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > own. >> > It >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured >> >> when >> > the >> >> code came up. >> >> >> > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm >> > up >> > to >> > maybe 10 now.... >> > Thanks. >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? >> > >> >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. >> I >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press >> a >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > allow >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > idea >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > but >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > hundreds >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. >> >> >> >> >> > > |
Re: Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.
"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > restarts > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > Thanks for your help here folks. > Tomes > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... >> >> >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > Black >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few >> > times, >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the >> >> > hood, >> >> not >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > in >> >> the >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think >> >> the >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > own. >> > It >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured >> >> when >> > the >> >> code came up. >> >> >> > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm >> > up >> > to >> > maybe 10 now.... >> > Thanks. >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? >> > >> >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. >> I >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press >> a >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > allow >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > idea >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > but >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > hundreds >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. >> >> >> >> >> > > |
Re: Check Engine Light Gone: Engine Code P 0442
..... and I love it when it actually happens.
"J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:5d6dnSPw1dFcOEvfRVn-oQ@ez2.net... > Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away. > > > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > > restarts > > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > > > Thanks for your help here folks. > > Tomes > > > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net... > >> > >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net... > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message > >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net... > >> >> > >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net... > >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > > Black > >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > >> > times, > >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> >> > hood, > >> >> not > >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > > in > >> >> the > >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think > >> >> the > >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > > own. > >> > It > >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured > >> >> when > >> > the > >> >> code came up. > >> >> > >> > > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm > >> > up > >> > to > >> > maybe 10 now.... > >> > Thanks. > >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > >> > > >> > >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. > >> I > >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press > >> a > >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > > allow > >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > > idea > >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > > but > >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > > hundreds > >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > |
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