Check Engine Light 2000 Accord Ex
 

I have a 2000 honda accord EX. Yesterday the check engine came on out of
the clear blue. :mad:

I was wondering if there is any way to pull a code myself.

People tell me that I can bring my car to autozone to have them check it, but I want to see if can do it myself.

Thank you in advance for any information that you can provide.

Check the Accord FAQ for 6th Gen DTC Codes

pure wild guess is cat coverter, just replaced the one on my wifes 98 accord. its a common problem and honda will cover it to a certain milage. of course mine was not covered. missed it by less than 10k miles.

Thanks for taking the time to research this before posting on the forum.

There is a code reader that you can buy from any auto store. It is about $70 You will plug it into your OBDII plug (someplace under your steering wheel) and hit read button. Wait for about 30 seconds and then researche the code that it will give you. If you think that it is BS, just delete the code and your light will turn off.

dimaj

Inexpensive code reader to get codes yourself
 

Hi guys.

I couldn't stand taking my car in just to get codes! I found a a pretty good web page (www.diydiagnostics.com). I ordered one of the scanners and was able to get the trouble code, fix my car, and shut off the engine light with it....BY MYSELF!. It really worked well! Seems like a pretty good price at $54.99 plus about 4 bucks for shipping. Pretty simple tool that works great! It gives you more control over viewing/clearing codes than some others. Plus, it has a nice length cord so that you don't have to spend time with your head underneath your dashboard. It says it Works on 1996 and newer GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and some others. No computer required. It also comes with a handy code booklet to tell you what the codes mean. Thought you might find it helpful....


Oh, and there used to be an offer that if you mentioned where you heard of the item, you got a $7 discount. It wouldn't hurt to ask about it.

hope this helps.....

Take a paperclip and put it in the obdII port under the left hand side of the dash under the steering wheel. stick it into holes 8 and 15 and then turn on the car. read the code two long flashes and three fast = 23 see my chart below....






1...............P0131,P0132....................... .........Primary heated O2 sensor circuit low/high voltage
3...............P0107,P0108....................... .........Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor circuit low/high voltage
4.............. P0335,P0336.................................Cranks haft position sensor
5.............. P1128,P1129.................................Map sensor circuit low/high voltage
6...............P0117,P0118....................... .........Electronic Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor circuit low/high input
7...............P0122,P0123,P1121,P1122........... Throttle position sensor (TPS) circuit low/high input
8...............P1359,P1361,P1362................. ....CKP/TDC sensor 1
9...............P1381,P1382....................... .........CYP Sensor
10.............P0112,P0113........................ ........Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor circuit low/high input
12.............P1491,P1498........................ ........EGR valve
13.............P1106,P1107,P1108.................. ...Barometric pressure sensor
14.............P0505,P1519........................ .........IAC valve
17.............P0500.............................. ..............VSS fault
20.............P1297,P1298........................ .........Electric Load Detector (ELD)
21.............P1253.............................. ..............VTEC
22.............P1257,P1258,P1259.................. ....VTEC
23.............P0325.............................. ..............Knock sensor
41.............P0135,P1166,P1167.................. ....Primary heated O2 sensor
45.............P0171,P0172........................ .........System adaptive fuel too lean/rich
48.............P1162.............................. ..............Primary heated O2 sensor
58.............P1366,P1367........................ .........TDC sensor 2
61.............P0133,P1149,P1163,64,65............ Primary heated O2 sensor
63.............P0137,38,39........................ ...........Secondary heated O2 sensor
65.............P0141.............................. ...............Secondary heated O2 sensor
67.............P0420.............................. ...............Catalyst system efficiency below threshold
70.............P0715,20,25,30,40,53,58,63......... .Automatic transaxle malfunction
71.............P0300,P0301........................ ..........Random/Cylinder 1 misfire
72.............P0302.............................. ...............Cylinder 2 misfire
73.............P0303.............................. ...............Cylinder 3 misfire
74.............P0304.............................. ...............Cylinder 4 misfire
75.............P0305.............................. ...............Cylinder 5 misfire
76.............P0306.............................. ...............Cylinder 6 misfire
80.............P0401.............................. ...............EGR insufficient flow
86.............P0116.............................. ...............Electronic Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor range/performance
90.............P1456,P1457........................ ..........EVAP control system leak
91.............P0452,P0453........................ ..........EVAP fuel tank pressure sensor low/high input

kidly post pic as which one is the 8th and 15th pin on the connector

sorry to hassle you but new

thanks

see pic.