Well, I called it. The car won't stat and the CEL is on. I'll test it tomorrow and post what I got. I downloaded that nifty video for checking it, and I got a handy note pad to write stuff down.

 

Sorry to hear that. Good luck with everything and let us know what you find.

 

Meh, shit happens. It'll all get taken care of I'm sure. I tried checking it right now, I'm tired so I can't quite define the flashes. Looks like it's doing, 1 and 10.

 

Also, when doing the code check thingy, my SRS light flashes. Normal or no? And my oil light stays on, and my battery light. Is that becasue I just drained the oil and just put the battery in?

 

Okidoke, well, i took a breather, got a rockstar engergy drink, kicked back, watched some tv and went outside to look at the ECU again. It's only throwing 1 code thats 1 digit. So I can't tell if it's 10 or 1. I'll use my digital camera to shoot a 30 second vid of it.

 

Not normal for the SRS to blink.

I believe it is normal for the oil and battery light to stay on though.

 

The SRS works like your ECU does. It has it's own central unit that has a report flashing mechanism just like the CEL. You must have faulted your SRS system somehow. I believe the HELMS has a walk-through on defining the problem.

The CEL shouldn't really be showing you codes yet if you can't even start the motor. :thinking: I don't think...

I don't think it runs through the diagnostic until the car is actually started so it can check the sensors. What's it doing that it won't start?

 

That is what I was thinking too. I thought you couldn't throw a code unless the engine was running and the ECU discovered a problem.

 

Is it a long flash, or a short one? Like WCS and Schmoo said: I don't think the ECU can throw a code if it has no sensor input yet.

What is the car doing when you try and start it? Crank but no start? Clicking starter (no cranking)? Slow cranking?

 

what video?