Your right on. It the MIL was off for about 10mi after a reset. Now its back
on. My average mpg is at 8.2 instead of the normal 11.5. It is also knocking
a bit under acceleration some times. I looked at the O2 sensor and they got
some weld stuff on it. IT will never come off now, those friggen pricks. The
shop is Walts automotive in Bellevue, WA. Don't go there for any work
because they suck.
The MIL was on right off the bat when leaving the shop after the work was
done.
I tried to get the code by turning the ignition on 3 times without starting
it and it never blinked once. I waited along time and also did it quick. No
luck for the 98 dak.
Joel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger [mailto:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 12:57 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: check engine light is on after cat back installation
>Try disconnecting the battery for a while and see if that makes the light
>go out.
>
At 06:38 AM 12/5/98 -0800, you wrote:
>that fixed it. The exhaust sounds really good.
Don't get your hopes up. :-) Disconnecting the battery will clear
out the codes (and with them, the check engine light), but if something
really is wrong, it will be back. If the install shop caused a MIL while
they were working on the truck, its possible that this may be the end of
it. However, if the O2 sensor is damaged (or whatever), the MIL will be
back. Was the MIL on right from the get-go, or did it come on after you
had driven the truck a while? If its the latter, the chances are excellent
that it will come back on, and you'll have to treat the problem instead of
the symptoms for it to go away...
Don't get me wrong; I hope the problem really is gone, but I figured
I'd better warn you just in case you see that MIL pop on again...
-Jon-
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