Re: Did I hose my 98 Accord?
 

IF the light does not come on when you turn the ignition on, this is a sign
of a bad PCM. You may ahve shorted out hte PCM and now need a new one
"Damien Cymbal" <d_cymbal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:sW93b.214942$Oz4.56035@rwcrnsc54...
> Hi all,
>
> Car has not been performing well for a couple weeks. Nothing major, but
it
> was stuttering on acceleration/deceleration about 1/2 the time. Also some
> instances of some rough idling but not consistent. Mostly an inconvenience
> up to this point.
>
> Anyway, driving home tonight the stuttering seemed to move up a notch and
> the Check Engine light finally did come on.
>
> When I got home, I tried to grab the diag codes from computer by jumping
> 8/13 on the block. I got no codes....and now I can't start the car at
all.
> I checked the check engine bulb and it is good (swapped back and forth
with
> the oil light). The check engine light will not come on at all when you
> put the key into the on position.
>
> Did I hose something additional trying to grab the diags (immobilizer or
> something else in the starting system??) I've checked most of the fuses
> and everything else electric in the car seems ok. Or is this more likely
a
> symptom of the original problem (but why no check engine light at all
now)?
>
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> dc

Re: Did I hose my 98 Accord?
 

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:58:36 GMT, <kmannin5@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

>IF the light does not come on when you turn the ignition on, this is a sign
>of a bad PCM. You may ahve shorted out hte PCM and now need a new one

Try reading the thread before blurting out your top-post.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

Re: Did I hose my 98 Accord?
 

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:58:36 GMT, <kmannin5@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

>IF the light does not come on when you turn the ignition on, this is a sign
>of a bad PCM. You may ahve shorted out hte PCM and now need a new one

Try reading the thread before blurting out your top-post.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??