Nissan Maxima: Service at Glick Nissan-anyone?

Pull the code yourself and see what it's about. It's not hard and won't
prevent them from doing the work. Depending on the code you might even
choose to clear it and worry about it if the code reappears.

Dave

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Sure enough...the light went off on its own driving home last night
(after being on for 2 weeks).

Err...pulling codes? How do you do that? (sorry, clueless automotive
guy here).

-Randall

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Pulling codes works like this:

The check engine light is simply an indicator that a noteworthy incident
has been logged in the engine computer. A code usually relates to a failure
or unusual condition coming from a component or circuit in the car, based on
the signals that the computer is programmed to consider normal or faulty.
It can detect things like bad wiring, or failure of a component to operate,
or a sensor sending bad signals.
The tech will see what code(s) are logged and look them up in the
Factory Service Manual. For each code there is in fact a troubleshooting
sequence designed to fully evaluate the troubled subsystem. Once completed,
the log of codes is cleared from memory and the check engine light shuts
off.
To see the logged codes, you can use a handheld scanner device that
plugs in under the dash near the driver's left knee, or manually read them
like morse code. The manual method involves turning a switch on the engine
computer (to the right of the accelerator pedal) and this makes the CEL
blink. Write down the blink codes and look them up in an FSM or on the
Internet. Then you can research others' experience with those subsystems
and know what kind of costs/replacements/tests may be involved. It's
powerful information even if you don't do the work yourself.
The codes from the CEL are probably still there, and since the car is
running fine you might find it enlightening to get them and see what they
were about.
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html

Dave

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Dave-thanks!

-Randall

I have had negative experience with Glick. Try Bancroft in Worcester.
Also, there's a dealer in Marlboro



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