Originally Posted by Racter
... ok im not gunna go turn the CEL light on purpusly im waiting for it to happen on its own again...
WHAT??
For 75 years everyone complains that their cars NEVER screw up while the mechanic is watching. Now we've got computers that remember what went wrong, once, last month...
Yes, it STORES the error codes. You don't have to wait for anything to happen again. That memory is one of the coolest features about the OBD stuff. Why doesn't anyone want to take advantage of it?