Extreme Check Engine Light Codes

Archive for March, 2008

P0205 code only comes when your injector circuits are faulty

Monday, March 31st, 2008

When this P0205 starts flashing in your dash, it means the injector cylinder #5 circuit malfunction. As you will know, each injector has 2 terminals; namely the power source and the ground supply. The power source can come from a fuse, relay while the ground supply is almost always supplied by the engine computer […]

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P0351 code and how it controls your ignition

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

This P0351 code stands for ignition problem in the primary circuit which can cause a misfire accompanied by the flashing of the mil (malfunction indicator in the dash) light. This ICM is used by your engine computer to gather the speed signal in calculating the timing of the spark. If that signal is interrupted or […]

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P0336 is a crank sensor code for Acura vehicles

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Having an Acura vehicle with P0336 code points to a defective crank sensor. This code will show up everytime the crank sensor sends a defective speed signal to the engine computer (ecm). The symptoms for this P0336 code are long cranks and hard starts accompanied by the mill light in the dash. The engine could […]

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P0500 code and it’s effect on your BMW vehicles

Friday, March 28th, 2008

When you see this P0500 code on any BMW vehicles, this shows the speed sensor has a malfunction. However, the description of the code is a misnomer because when you say speed sensor, it refers to the speed sensor located in the transmission. On this code, the actual sensor being referred to is located on […]

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P0507 code and how it affects your engine idle rpm

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

P0507 code refers to high idle disorder which cause your engine rpm to surge and setting this code in your dash panel. When troubleshooting code like this, the best route in fixing this is to check for vacuum leak first. High vacuum leak means more air is coming than fuel in the engine mixture. To […]

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P1635 code and how it affects your GM engines

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A GM P1635 code means 5 volt reference 1 circuit malfunction. If you remember, most GM engine computer (ecm) sends a 5 volt reference to all sensors when monitoring the engine electronic system. Example is the 5 volt reference 3rd wire you will find on the tps sensor and map sensor along with the ground […]

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P0320 code and fixes for 2001-2003 Jeep vehicles

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

This P0320 code means the crank sensor circuit is malfunctioning. However, on most Chrysler product such as these Jeep models, this crank sensor fault code is actually a misnomer because the problem points to a camshaft sensor problem. Symptoms of this code are no start, stalling and the check engine light coming on. Another feature […]

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P0422 code on Hyundai engines and the quickest way to fix it

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

This P0422 code refers to catalytic converter (cat) below the threshold rating or to make it short, is inefficient which means the cat is worn. Common symptoms for Hyundai vehicles are hesitation, pinging, cutting off and sometimes lost of power. The quickest way to test this is to check the mass sensor which can be […]

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What can cause P0300 code?

Monday, March 24th, 2008

P0300 code stands for random misfiring of engine cylinder combustion. If misfiring is present only on specific cylinder, the last digit usually indicates the faulty cylinder causing the misfire. Example, if the code is P0301 it means cylinder one is misfiring whereas P0304 code refers to cylinder number 4 that is misfiring. Some of the […]

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P0125 coolant code…how do you fix it?

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

P0125 will set if the engine coolant temperature cannot be reached at a specified time. Most of the time, it detects if the engine coolant thermostat is defective or not. Other causes of this faulty code are bad coolant sensor, inoperative radiator cooling fan, defective thermostat. To make sure this code is being set, reset […]

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