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Old 11-20-2001, 03:37 PM   #1
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Angry Blinking Check Engine Light

Started my rex yesterday and low and behold the check engine light was blinking. Got ahold of the dealer and they said bring it in and they would pull the codes. Well, I get to the dealer and the light goes out...they try to pull the codes and they can't get any from the ecu. They send me on my way and tell me that there is nothing wrong with my baby. I drive the car home without the light on and park the car for the night. I go to start the car today and the light is back on. what gives?
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Old 11-20-2001, 03:40 PM   #2
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find someone in your area with a code puller maybe they can pull it for ya


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Started my rex yesterday and low and behold the check engine light was blinking. Got ahold of the dealer and they said bring it in and they would pull the codes. Well, I get to the dealer and the light goes out...they try to pull the codes and they can't get any from the ecu. They send me on my way and tell me that there is nothing wrong with my baby. I drive the car home without the light on and park the car for the night. I go to start the car today and the light is back on. what gives?
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Old 11-20-2001, 03:57 PM   #3
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Flashing CE light = Misfires
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Old 11-20-2001, 04:03 PM   #4
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My RS did the same thing. No stored codes. I tend to agree with the missfire statement. Mine blinked 4 times then shut off. I also got a code for fuel trim malfunction a month or so ago. I think I have a bad injector or something like that.
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Old 11-20-2001, 04:52 PM   #5
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I'm Positive that's what it is... BELIEVE ME!
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Old 11-20-2001, 04:57 PM   #6
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Flashing CE light = Misfires
when I had misfires the CEL never blinked. I had a scanner right there ... I would have expected it to flash...but maybe it only continues to flash if it can't fix it....hmmmm
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Old 11-20-2001, 05:08 PM   #7
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Exactly how was your light blinking? Was it blinking with a regular rhythm or were the flashes erratic? Was it blinking once a second or three times a second?
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Old 11-22-2001, 11:45 AM   #8
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When I got to the dealer the first time the light went out on its own and they couldn't pull any codes. It happened the next day and I got to the dealer with the light still blinking fast (about 2x's a second). They tried to pull codes and couldn't. After several hours they determined that there is a short somewhere in the wiring harness between the connector for the scan tool and the ecu. Need to leave the car so they can trace exact short location.
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Old 11-22-2001, 11:58 AM   #9
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Do you have ANY mods on your WRX??

My scheck engine light was blinking from a bad factory EGT sensor in the up-pipe
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