JT95 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Well, yesterday the Check Engline light came on in my '95 LSi wagon. 229,000 miles and that's the first light. I think that's pretty impressive to go 13 years and that many miles w/o ever tripping the check engine light. I haven't taken it somewhere to have it plugged up yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Well, yesterday the Check Engline light came on in my '95 LSi wagon. 229,000 miles and that's the first light. I think that's pretty impressive to go 13 years and that many miles w/o ever tripping the check engine light. I haven't taken it somewhere to have it plugged up yet... Which confirms that number 13 really brings bad luck :-p . Maybe the ECU is supertitious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT95 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Well, the nearest Subaru dealership is an hour away and AutoZone can't read a pre-1996 vehicle, so my check engine code shall remain a mystery for the moment. I'm guessing o2 sensor, but we'll see... This morning, the light was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 AutoZone can't read a pre-1996 vehicle That's ridiculous. Can they read OBD-2 codes from other cars? The '95 Subaru plug-in should be in the dash underskirt near your left knee, just above the hood release. It's a little door that looks kinda' like an ashtray pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSRBIKER Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've had a CEL twice in the last month and both times the car has started to run crappy. I will pull the code just for the hell of it but both times it went off when I got gas again....both times when it happened it was the day after I filled up at the same Shell station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 That's ridiculous. Can they read OBD-2 codes from other cars? The '95 Subaru plug-in should be in the dash underskirt near your left knee, just above the hood release. It's a little door that looks kinda' like an ashtray pull. the access plug in is there on 95s but i think the pin configuration is different, standard plug/connection, but it uses differnt pins than on a 96 and later. if you have an adapter for the reader you can pull the codes. but my guess is that you can read the codes using the diagnostic connectors (green?) under the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Boncyk Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 That's right. OBD-II wasn't mandated until the 1996 model year, so older models most likely have the older OBD system. There were some '95 models built to meet California air codes that incorporated OBD-II in '95. I believe those were limited to the 2.2L engine and Auto tranny though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hmmm, interesting johnc. I use a standard Actron CP9135 "OBD II Autoscanner" to read codes and erase them--it functions perfectly on my '95 Legacy L and on our '97 Maxima. Some on here claim there are non-OBD II '95s out there, but I've never seen one so I don't really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hmmm, interesting johnc. I use a standard Actron CP9135 "OBD II Autoscanner" to read codes and erase them--it functions perfectly on my '95 Legacy L and on our '97 Maxima. Some on here claim there are non-OBD II '95s out there, but I've never seen one so I don't really know. there is also the possibility that they just assume they can't read the codes because it's before 96. my son had the same problem with his 95 leg 2.2 a/t. went ot several places and no one could / would read them. ended up going to the dealer. but i agree with you, it sounds like the new code readers will read almost anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 there is also the possibility that they just assume they can't read the codes because it's before 96. I think that's it in a nutshell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMidi Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 The check engine light has be on for at least 2 years in my 1992 Subaru it has almost 200,000 miles. A mechanic told me not to worry about it. But I do worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997reduxe Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Seeing how similar the 96 & 97 are, (I have a 97 and it can be read by Azone), why don't you tell them it's a 97 and see if they can read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSRBIKER Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 So have him tell you the codes or go to a local auto parts store that reads them for free. The check engine light has be on for at least 2 years in my 1992 Subaruit has almost 200,000 miles. A mechanic told me not to worry about it. But I do worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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