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Originally Posted by BrianKeith01
HL is 1900 miles into a 3000 miles oil interval, i checked yesterday and it has burned ZERO oil. i am however going to switch from my current 10w30 DOWN to 5w30 which was advised by the service tech i spoke with yesterday.
at a whopping 15 bucks, i'll go ahead and change out the pcv valve just for the hell of it.
with coils running at 83 bucks each (cheapest online price i could find), i'm going to buy one each pay period and then install all 4 at the same time. wife just had a baby so we can't afford one $400 hit.
trans is going to get serviced probably on monday or tuesday. i've only had it for about a year so i don't know how the previous owner handled it, but its time regardless.
outside of taking it to the stealership, is there any way to check for "Stored" codes? will the average autoparts store OBDII scanner pick it up?
thanks for all the help everyone.
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Yes, any Scantool will pick up "P" codes. The important ones affecting Emmisions (fuel economy).
AutoZone will do this for free and print it out. They usually will decipher the actual code to parts in question. Bear in mind that if yu take these codes to another shop or dealer they usually want to run their own "Scan". And they charge yu for it. So don't don't fret when they charge $50 or more for a scan diagnosis. They have a valid reason for running their own Scan!
I beleive everyone who does their own work for the most part should have a OBDII Scantool in their tool box. It's like having an
oil filter wrench and
ratchet set in your tool box these days. It is an essential item that's not too expensive these days.
A $70 scan tool is adequate for the average DIY'er.
A $1,000 SnapOn Scantool is not needed.
LT