• Kintarian@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    My check engine light came on and freaked me out. Found out the code was P0171: Bank running lean. I currently have a mix of gas and E85 in the tank and the computer doesn’t like it. Nothing is actually wrong.

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      4 days ago

      Mine was a loose gas cap. I’m not paying $300 to a dealer to turn that light off.

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        4 days ago

        You can buy a cheap Bluetooth OBDII scanner online and use a free phone app like Torque to read and clear codes.

        I think most chain auto part stores will also let you use their scanners for free.

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          4 days ago

          I did get a cheap one but I work on my own cars so I now bought a much nicer one that has dealer level access.

          MOST of my cars are too old to have OBDII. 35 years and older…NO CUP HOLDERS.

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          3 days ago

          I hadn’t bought an odb2 scanner in decades. I didn’t realize they have gotten advanced like that. I guess I should have.