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Old 06-20-2009, 03:12 PM
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throwing service engine light.....need help!

at low rpms or normal driving my car runs smooth and sounds good but when giving it a hard acceleration it seems to miss and throw service engine light doesn't want to shift i cn't figure it out anyone have any ideas?
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Old 06-20-2009, 03:52 PM
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You need to find someone with a code reader or scan tool that can pull the codes.
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Old 06-25-2009, 05:34 PM
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well i took it to autozone and they said that they don't have a code reader for that model and took a paper clip the port under the dash and said that it should flash a code through my service engine light and it didn't flash a code or anything do they make code readers for these models
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Old 06-25-2009, 06:13 PM
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Autozone never has a OBD1 Scanner, they have it for OBD2. Your 1994 Camaro is OBD1, Those guys don't know what there talking about. Go to Pep Boys, Im sure they will have a OBD1 Scanner, if they don't do it for free. I'm sure they can at least sell you one.
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Yes, you can get an OBDI code reader or scan tool. The paper clip trick doesn't work on '94 and up.

I think Pep Boys charges you to read the codes.
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