Hotgirl1
10/10/2007 9:11:26 PM
i just bought my first car this week. All of a sudden the speedometer does not work nor does the miliage thing( it will go to 20 and stop and thats about it).The the main problem that scares the vejesus out of me is the engine light pops on when I hit 3rpm for a steady period of time( about 5 or so min) can you please help me out???
Oh yeah it cannot be hooked up at Autozone..the nut before me cut the cord that hooks up to it.
stevent
10/10/2007 9:17:25 PM
wtf the guy that owned the car before you cut the harness that hooks up to an obd reader?
It's going to be hard to determine the source of the problem without letting the ecu telling the mechanic whats wrong with the car.
smaglik
10/10/2007 9:32:16 PM
so what kind of car do you drive? is it a honda?
Velocifero
10/10/2007 9:43:56 PM
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ORIGINAL: Hotgirl1
i just bought my first car this week. All of a sudden the speedometer does not work nor does the miliage thing( it will go to 20 and stop and thats about it).The the main problem that scares the vejesus out of me is the engine light pops on when I hit 3rpm for a steady period of time( about 5 or so min) can you please help me out???
Oh yeah it cannot be hooked up at Autozone..the nut before me cut the cord that hooks up to it.
wow are you really a hot girl? pics, asl? ......did you name yourself that so all the dudes would Jump on it?
im probably right..
Hotgirl1
10/11/2007 6:38:06 PM
yes it is a Honda...94 Honda LX 190,000 miles...is the engine light and problem with the speedometer related.
00AccordLX5spd
10/12/2007 9:38:37 AM
Probably related. The check engine light does not stay on all the time? Was it the guys at AutoZone that couldn't read the code and told you the wires had been cut? Sometimes the AutoZone guys will give you thier "opinion" without really knowing what they are talking about. if I were you I would search the DIY section for checking your engine light codes. Look for the connector. A lot of those AutoZone guys don't know their @$$ from their elbow - especially when it comes to Hondas.
One time I brought my 95 to have the CEL code checked and the AutoZone guy was like "It's not possible to read the code in that car with my scanner." I said: "Just give me the d*** thing and I'll show you." I showed him, and he was like "WTF?"
00AccordLX5spd
10/12/2007 9:39:56 AM
Oh I almost forgot. AutoZone may only have an OBDII scanner. Your car's ECU is OBDI. If I were you, I would try to jumper the wires myself and read the code, or take it to a Honda shop or dealer.
JimBlake
10/12/2007 12:46:49 PM
x2 on the car being OBD-1. The guy didn't realize '94 is too old to use an OBD-2 scanner?!?
00AccordLX5spd
10/12/2007 12:48:34 PM
Well....I would understand why he wouldn't realize it. Remember, about 1/2 of the 5th gen card were OBDI & the other 1/2 were OBDII. Plus I don't really expect AutoZone helpers to know everything about every car on the road.
Hotgirl1
10/14/2007 7:34:35 PM
Thanks for the reply.I am a novice at this and was trying to figure out how they could be related since the part that the speedometer is related to the transmission, but the engine light comes on( i really dont know this type of stuff......plz enlightment me).... I will break down and pay the money
and take it to Honda here and get them to give me the readout and everything. I just didnt want to pay a whole lot for it. And the guy at autozone seemes like and azz and might have not know what he was talking about( but I beleived hime because the dash has experienced alot of modifications). And thanks again !!!
deserthonda
10/14/2007 8:42:07 PM
most likely you got an issue with the V,S,S, ( vehicle speed sensor ) but you need to read the code ( to be sure ) and post it here ..
justhonda
11/3/2007 4:05:32 PM
hi i need help with my 92accord the check eng is on wat can i do
sir_nasty
11/3/2007 4:11:10 PM
go to our DIY section, find the post about how to get trouble codes, pull the code and post it in a new thread
