Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches California BayArea: CEL code reading?

Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:

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Originally posted by Fmr12B:

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AutoZone pulls codes for free.

There are members who own diagnostic software and you may be able to link up with one as well.

It sould be great if you could attend the meet were having this Saturday so we get to know you as well.

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Chris Autozone No longer does that......I don't know why, but people suspect that its becasue the dealers complained.


But they no longer do it.


Lupe

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Yup, I called AutoZone last night and they said they no longer do this due to a 'pending legal case'....What a bunch of crap. I bet this is whats going on: Autozone is a competitive company that can offer a simple service for free, and Ford gets pissed off because they like to rape people for $100 for this 'service'.


Anyway, I would love to come to the meet (Its been 2 years since I made it out to one), but I am not especially inclined to drive 30+ miles (I live in Belmont) with a CEL. I pulled fuses 4 and 11, and will drive the car after work tonight for the computer to re-calibrate everyting (I am driving my Dad's car for today, as the battery just died on the family Accord beater ). Best case scenario; If the CEL turns off before the meet, I'll feel confident enough to drive it out to San Jose for the meet...although, if the CEL doesn't go away and I don't find a place that scans for a reasonable price (less than $30) or I can't find a cheap OBD scanner, I might drive to the meet anyway just to get a fellow CEG'er scan it (no way