Is there any way to get at the engine codes for DIYers.



I just put together and started my car and the check engine light came on.



I have a stock ecu in a '93

its in the shop manual, witch there are several online. www.iluvmyrx7.com



mike

This is more of what i was looking for, so for anyone else interested.



http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/engine_codes.html

I've never found the enginelight iny FD!

where the **** is that light???

it is not mentioned in the owner's manual!

do you have a usa fd?

no it is a german/european version

i think this may be a device only in usa/japan version

where do you have it in your dashboard?

check engine light is right where the arrow points

only the usa cars have the light.



mike

put some damn gas in your car.lol

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I have the rear fog lamp light right there

Rear fog lamp?

only the usa cars have the light.



mike [/quote]

Is the engine light supposed to operate as normal after you install the PFC then. I noticed that the engine light does not come on when the ignition key is in the on position with the engine not running. You know - since the PFC is a Japanese mod and the Japanese model does not have the light.

only the usa cars have the light.



mike [/quote]

Is the engine light supposed to operate as normal after you install the PFC then. I noticed that the engine light does not come on when the ignition key is in the on position with the engine not running. You know - since the PFC is a Japanese mod and the Japanese model does not have the light. [/quote]

yah the pfc doesnt run the light because the car it fits doesnt have it



mike

Thanks Mike! I was a little worried about it. I actually pulled the dash back out to check the bulb and conector, but everything seemed ok. I am happy to know what is going on now. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

Capitancombo, connect a monitor lamp to the diagnostic connector like the lamp on page F-67.



Then jumper the TEN connector to ground (like closing the test switch in the same diagram). You may be able to read out the error codes that way.



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Thanx jwhite94RX7

i think you refer to the "Fuel and emission control system" section when referring to F67, right?

do you think i can keep that lamp always connected (and maybe put it in the dash) and so have a engine-light like US version?

We have a rear fog light in our FD

our bumper is different

that's why i can't put on these pretty bumpers you have over there

Yes, that's the Fuel and Emission Control System Section.



The lamp connected to the diagnostic terminal is not exactly the same as the Check Engine light. You can probably connect a light permanently and install it in the dash if you like, but I suspect that the diagnostic light will not do anything unless the TEN terminal is grounded, and you don't want to do that permanently because it disables functions in the ECU (like idle control).



You could put a switch on the TEN terminal and install that switch under the dash so that you could enable the light whenever you want, but you won't have the warning function of a Check Engine light, i.e., the light won't come on by itself when a code is stored. Be sure to remember to turn of the switch after you use it.



I don't know all this for sure, though, because I've never tried it.



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I'm sorry. I got that wrong.



The diagnostic connector light displays the status of certain switches when the TEN connector is grounded, so you don't need the switch I mentioned.



But I don't know that it ever displays the ECU error codes. You're just going to have to try it and find out. So do that before you go to a lot of trouble installing a light in the dash.



This could all be a wild goose chase.



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Looking at the FSM a little more, it certainly appears that the ECU error code information should be available on the diagnostic terminal somehow (see page F-20), but it may require figuring out what's happening when the system selector switch is in position 1 and the self diagnosis checker is in position A.



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