ivangene

So skoot, you have had the car about a week... I know its nerve racking, but how are you holding up? Just be aware you might start to get a little "cold feet" as you learn more, but that is normal and what you are going thru is too. Welcome and keep posting your questions and concerns

(we love to laugh at them )
J/K man, you are doing fine

JReid

I have this reader. It's small and displays a fair bit of info for the price. Unlike the scan tools at AutoZone, it doesn't display a lot of details when it reads the codes, but if you have a sheet with the code descriptions it's not a big deal.

Speaking of an error code listng and corresponding descriptions, does such a thing exist for these cars? I had a very nice/descriptive list from PSI3 when I had my Subaru.

SKooT1027

Awesome thanks! Do you know what the launch code is/means?

Loving the car! Just nervous obviously as I learn the minor quirks here and there. The fact that I jumped in and drove 2k miles tho really is reassuring. My mindset is if something major was wrong, it would have probably broken then (just the way my luck works id get stuck in the middle of arkansas or something). Still learning the little things. Havent successfully programmed a radio station yet. I just saw the book said to hold the button, which I tried, but ill have to try again. Need to figure out ideal set position too.

Plus, it's fun asking all the newb questions since I'm sure a year down the road (or less) ill be answering them for someone else

Interesting, never seen that before. I'm use the the one that autozone uses, or a Peake reader. Are those only for BMWs tho? They connected onto a plug in the engine and gave different codes, but came with a book to decifer them. It's a shame this car doesnt have an OBD code trick. My old M3 didnt either, but the 95 could, and my gf's neon could which helped me find a bad sensor earlier this week

But back to the error question - is that computer message I got the same idea as a CEL? Is there a fan I could easily check that might be stuck or acting up?

JReid

What do you mean by OBD "code trick?"

As for the radio presets, hold the button down longer. When I first tried to load a preset I got frustrated when I would press and hold the button and it would go to the station previously loaded in that loaction. Hold the button through this process and it will load the station you want - it takes a few seconds longer than most radios.

ivangene

ussualy its the location or the series of cars (ie.. to launch the new line of cars) Just a guess

SKooT1027

ok thats what i figured

the 95 m3s you could press the gas pedal 3 times (i think) when the cars turned to the on position and it will give you the P#### codes, I believe the odometer gives them. My gf's neon, you turn the car to on and back off 3 times, leaving it the 3rd. odometer reads out P#### codes.

Handy not needing a scanner. very handy.

JReid

Wow, that is handy, never heard of it before.

gota911

996 Error Codes list:

P0101 Mass Air Flow Sensor - Signal Implausible
P0102 Mass Air Flow Sensor - Below Lower Limit
P0103 Mass Air Flow Sensor - Above Upper Limit
P0112 Intake Air Temperature Sensor - Below Lower Limit
P0113 Intake Air Temperature Sensor - Above Upper Limit
P0115 Engine Temperature Sensor - Signal Implausible
P0117 Engine Temperature Sensor - Below Lower Limit
P0118 Engine Temperature Sensor - Above Upper Limit
P0122 Throttle Position Sensor - Below Lower Limit
P0123 Throttle Position Sensor - Above Upper Limit
P0130 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Intercore Short Circuit or Limited
P0131 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Signal Wire Short Circuit to
P0132 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Short Circuit to B+
P0133 Aging of Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Below Lower Limit
P0134 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Interruption of Signal
P0136 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1-3) - Intercore Short Circuit
P0137 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Signal Wire Short Circuit to Ground or Incorrect
P0138 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Short Circuit to B+
P0139 Aging of Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3)
P0140 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (cylinders 1 - 3) - Interruption of Signal
P0150 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Intercore Short Circuit or Limited
P0151 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Signal Wire Short Circuit to
P0152 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Short Circuit to B+
P0153 Aging of Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Below Lower Limit
P0154 Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Interruption of Signal
P0156 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Intercore Short Circuit
P0157 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Signal Wire Short Circuit to Ground or In -
P0158 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 61 - Short Circuit to B+
P0159 Aging of Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6)
P0160 Oxygen Sensor After Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Interruption of Signal
P0197 Oil Temperature Sensor - Short Circuit to Ground
P0198 Oil Temperature Sensor - Short Circuit to B+
P0300 Misfire Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0301 Misfire, Cylinder 1, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0302 Misfire, Cylinder 2, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0303 Misfire, Cylinder 3, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0304 Misfire, Cylinder 4, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0305 Misfire, Cylinder 5, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0306 Misfire, Cylinder 6, Damaging to Catalytic Converter
P0336 Crankshaft Position Sensor - Not in Specified Range
P0341 Camshaft Position Sensor 1 - Signal Implausible, Short to Ground, Short to B+
P0410 Secondary Air Injection System - Signal Implausible (Cylinders 1 - 3)
P0420 Catalytic Converter Conversion Too Low (Cylinders 1 - 3)
P0430 Catalytic Converter Conversion Too Low (Cylinders 4 - 6)
P0440 Fuel Tank Ventilation System - Above Limit
P0441 Fuel Tank Ventilation System - Above Limit
P0442 Fuel Tank Ventilation System (Micro-leak) - Below Lower Limit
P0444 EVAP Canister Purge Valve - Open Circuit
P0445 EVAP Canister Purge Valve - Short to B+/Short to Ground
P0446 EVAP Canister Shutoff Valve (Function) - Below Lower Limit
P0447 EVAP Canister Shutoff Valve (Output Stage) - Open Circuit
P0448 EVAP Canister Shutoff Valve (Output Stage) - Short to B+/Short to Ground
P0450 Tank Pressure Sensor - Signal Implausible
P0452 Tank Pressure Sensor - Short to Ground
P0453 Tank Pressure Sensor - Short to B+
P0455 Fuel Tank Ventilation System (Major Leak) - Below Lower Limit
P0501 Vehicle Speed - Not in Specified Range
P0506 Idle Air Control - Idle Speed Too Low
P0507 Idle Air Control - Idle Speed Too High
P0600 CAN Time-out - Signal Implausible
P0603 ECM Faulty
P0604 ECM Faulty
P0605 ECM Faulty
P1102 Oxygen Sensor Heating 1 Ahead of Catalytic Converter - Above Upper Limit
P1105 Oxygen Sensor Heating 1 After Catalytic Converter - Above Upper Limit
P1107 Oxygen Sensor Heating 2 Ahead of Catalytic Converter - Above Upper
P1110 Oxygen Sensor Heating 2 After Catalytic Converter - Above Upper Limit
P1115 Oxygen Sensor Heating 1 After Catalytic Converter - Above Upper Limit
P1117 Oxygen Sensor Heating 1 After Catalytic Converter - Below Lower Limit
P1119 Oxygen Sensor Heating 2 Ahead of Catalytic Converter - Below Lower Limit
P1121 Oxygen Sensor Heating 2 After Catalytic Converter - Below Lower Limit
P1123 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Lean Threshold
P1124 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Rich Threshold
P1125 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Lean Threshold
P1126 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Rich Threshold
P1127 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 2 (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Lean Threshold
P1128 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 2 (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Rich Threshold
P1129 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 2 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Lean Threshold
P1130 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 2 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Rich Threshold
P1140 Load Sensing - Signal Implausible
P1157 Engine Compartment Temperature Sensor - Short Circuit to Ground
P1158 Engine Compartment Temperature Sensor - Short Circuit to B+
P1213 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 1 - Short to B+
P1214 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 2 - Short to B+
P1215 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 3 - Short to B+
P1216 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 4 - Short to B+
P1217 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 5 - Short to B+
P1218 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 6 - Short to B+
P1225 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 1 - Short to Ground
P1226 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 2 - Short to Ground
P1227 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 3 - Short to Ground
P1228 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 4 - Short to Ground
P1229 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 5 - Short to Ground
P1230 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 6 - Short to Ground
P1237 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 1 - Open Circuit
P1238 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 2 - Open Circuit
P1239 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 3 - Open Circuit
P1240 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 4 - Open Circuit
P1241 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 5 - Open Circuit
P1242 Fuel Injector, Cylinder 6 - Open Circuit
P1265 Airbag Signal - Signal Implausible
P1275 Aging of Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Below Lower Limit
P1276 Aging of Oxygen Sensor Ahead of Catalytic Converter (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Below Lower Limit
P1313 Misfire, Cylinder 1, Emission Relevant
P1314 Misfire, Cylinder 2, Emission Relevant
P1315 Misfire, Cylinder 3, Emission Relevant
P1316 Misfire, Cylinder 4, Emission Relevant
P1317 Misfire, Cylinder 5, Emission Relevant
P1318 Misfire, Cylinder 6, Emission Relevant
P1319 Misfire, Emission Relevant
P1324 Timing Chain out of Position, Bank 2 - Below (or Above) Lower Limit
P1340 Timing Chain out of Position, Bank 1 - Below (or Above) Lower Limit
P1384 Knock Sensor 1 - Signal Implausible
P1385 Knock Sensor 2 - Signal Implausible
P1386 Knock Control Test Pulse - Signal Implausible
P1397 Camshaft Position Sensor 2 - Signal Implausible, Short to Ground, Short to B+
P1411 Secondary Air Injection System - Signal Implausible (Cylinders 4 - 6)
P1455 A/C Compressor Control - Open Circuit
P1456 A/C Compressor Control - Above Upper Limit
P1457 A/C Compressor Control - Below Lower Limit
P1501 Fuel Pump Relay Output Stage - Short Circuit to Ground
P1502 Fuel Pump Relay Output Stage - Short Circuit to B+
P1510 Idle Air Control Valve Opening Coil - Above Upper Limit
P1512 Intake Manifold Switchover 1 (Output Stage) - Short to B+
P1513 Idle Air Control Valve Opening Coil - Below Lower Limit
P1514 Idle Air Control Valve Opening Coil - Open Circuit
P1515 Intake Manifold Switchover 1 (Output Stage) - Short to Ground
P1516 Intake Manifold Switchover 1 (Output Stage) - Open Circuit
P1524 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 2
P1530 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 1
P1531 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 1
P1539 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 2
P1541 Fuel Pump Relay Output Stage - Open Circuit
P1551 Idle Air Control Valve Closing Coil - Open Circuit
P1552 Idle Air Control Valve Closing Coil - Below Lower Limit
P1553 Idle Air Control Valve Closing Coil - Above Upper Limit
P1570 Immobilizer - Implausible Operating Range
P1571 Immobilizer - Open Circuit / No Signal
P1585 Misfire with Empty Fuel Tank
P1600 Voltage Supply - Signal Implausible (or Below Lower Limit)
P1601 Voltage Supply - Above Upper Limit
P1602 Voltage Supply - Open Circuit
P1640 ECM Faulty
P1671 Engine Compartment Purge Fan Output Stage - Open Circuit (or Short Circuit to Ground or Short Circuit to B+)
P1673 Fan Output Stage - Open Circuit (or Short Circuit to Ground or Short Circuit to B+)
P1689 ECM Faulty
P1691 Check Engine Malfunction Indication Light (MIL) - Open Circuit
P1692 Check Engine Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) - short Circuit to Ground
P1693 Check Engine Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) - Short Circuit to B+
P1782 Engine Engagement / Nominal Engine Torque - Short Circuit to Ground

Doug Donsbach

Any code reader which is not OBD II (which became mandatory in 1996) compliant is not standardized and will probably not work across manufacturers even if it said "OBD".

The Peake tool you used for your older BMWs is a case in point as it has a specialized connector and uses a protocol that is specific to BMW.

Since OBD II all the code reading tricks have disappeared and you now need to have a standardized code reader.

Check this link for a variety of Actron OBD II products:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...actron&x=0&y=0

gota911

Skoot,

Ed is correct. Not every Model Year has the Launch Code designation. The Launch Code (762) is only used for cars when Porsche "launches" a new/upgraded variant of the 911. Porsche configures the early cars and sends these cars to the dealers early in a model year. Presumably, Porsche configures the cars similarly so they can produce them quickly and get get them to the dealers sooner.

Since the 1999 MY was the initial "launch" of the water cooled 911, some of the early cars which had the Launch Code. The 2002 MY cars were upgraded (face lift) cars and some had have the Launch Code, as your car does.

The 997 was "launched" for 2005 MY so some had this code. In 2009, the 997 got an upgrade (and are referred to 997.2 cars) and the early cars had the Launch Code designation.

JReid

Brilliant! Thank you very much.