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Old 02-07-10, 01:36 PM
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Oh snap, didnt see you were in Cali... California banned any non mechanic shops from scanning your car! Pretty stupid!!!

HOWEVER, you can rent the tool if I remember correctly and scan it yourself. If not that, I think they sell a $30 scanner you can use.
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Originally Posted by cpmd
You should call around diff. autozones...it probably is a store to store thing. My local autozone here scans. Give different ones a call, and go to the one that does. GL
nope, its a california thing <---- to Cali. I swear I'm beginning to really HATE Cali!!!!


oh wait, I already do
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I love the part of cali im in. Very quiet right on the coast beautiful beaches. Unfortunately 20 years from now it'll turn into places like LA dirty and crowded.

Anyways, i was looking under my hood and i was wondering what this tank is for. It is located on top of the two radiator fans, sorta under the stock ram air intake. My seems to be corroding, theres white crust all of the thing. Do you guys know if its something i should replace?? Thanks
Old 02-07-10, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
nope, its a california thing <---- to Cali. I swear I'm beginning to really HATE Cali!!!!


oh wait, I already do
Ha ha, I'll switch with you bro (I'm in Ohio, i'll take Cali any day ), especially after spending 3.5 hrs yesterday clearing a foot of snow from my driveway
Old 02-07-10, 03:02 PM
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[Anyways, i was looking under my hood and i was wondering what this tank is for. It is located on top of the two radiator fans, sorta under the stock ram air intake. My seems to be corroding, theres white crust all of the thing. Do you guys know if its something i should replace?? Thanks [/QUOTE]

Do you mean the radiator overflow tank?
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Originally Posted by cpmd
You should call around diff. autozones...it probably is a store to store thing. My local autozone here scans. Give different ones a call, and go to the one that does. GL
I called Autozones in 3 different counties and they no longer scan codes. Aamco did it for free but they try to get you to get the work done there. Good luck, mines turned out to be an O2 sensor.
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Originally Posted by BCP43002
[Anyways, i was looking under my hood and i was wondering what this tank is for. It is located on top of the two radiator fans, sorta under the stock ram air intake. My seems to be corroding, theres white crust all of the thing. Do you guys know if its something i should replace?? Thanks
Do you mean the radiator overflow tank?[/QUOTE]

Yeah i think so. Mine is really crusty and you cant tell how much fluid is in there. Should it be replaced? and would that cause a cel?
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Originally Posted by TheBean
I called Autozones in 3 different counties and they no longer scan codes. Aamco did it for free but they try to get you to get the work done there. Good luck, mines turned out to be an O2 sensor.
Yeah as Mr. Jokster said above looks like autozone stopped scanning in all of Cali, but in other places like in Ohio (where I'm at), they still scan.
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Any updates TL on your issue?
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
I'm going to say it's an o2 sensor... Bank 1, Sensor 2 (heater circuit).
You must have a crystal ball! I need one of those too.

Let's wait until he comes back with a code before we all guess!
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Any updates TL on your issue?
I went to an autozone today to get my CEL codes scanned but i guess they dont do that in California anymore. But the guy there say Aamco does it for free, so i drove to Aamco. And they were closed. HA but tommorow im going to Aamco first thing to get the codes. Lets hope for the best!
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Finally got my codes.

p0046 and p0041.

Found out my friend has a code reader. Good to know!
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What do those codes mean?
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
What do those codes mean?
This is what i got

P0041

Downstream O2 Sensors Swapped Bank To Bank

P0046

couldnt find this one

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Old 02-08-10, 03:27 PM
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I figured it was an o2 sensor. Nothing to worry about.

The p0046 on the other hand. That's a turbo/super charger boost control solenoid... Does the GS even have one of those? o_0


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