97 sunfire engine light.,.,.

"80 Knight" wrote:

>"cindy" wrote in message
>
>>I have a 97 sunfire with a 4 cyl. auto and air. The check engine light and
>>ETS light come on at the same time. Some times they stay on for a few days
>>and then go off for few then on again. The ETS switch works when the
>>lights are off, and the car still drives and runs good. So the dealer
>>wants about $80 to scan the codes, and i'm hoping that it is a common
>>problem that is easy to fix without the scan. Any help will be appreciated.
>
>Where do you live? Here in Canada, Napa stores will usually do a free scan
>to see what the codes are, and I have heard that in the USA AutoZone stores
>will do the same. You can even ask you friends if they have a scan tool.
>They are not as uncommon now as they used to be. I picked a cheap one up at
>Wal-Mart a while ago for under $200.

Cindy,

Knight is giving you good advice. Having the PCM codes scanned will
save a whole lot of wasted effort and costs.

All I wish to add is ignore the ETS light for now - on those cars,
when the PCM lights the Check Engine light the ETS is automatically
disabled (hence the ETS light coming on). Solve the basic problem that
is causing the Check Engine light to come on and the ETS issue will
most likely resolve itself without further work.

Regards,
Bill Bowen
Sacramento, CA
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Thanks, will get it scanned hopefully for free if poissible....

"William H. Bowen" wrote in message

> "80 Knight" wrote:
>
>>"cindy" wrote in message
>>
>>>I have a 97 sunfire with a 4 cyl. auto and air. The check engine light
>>>and
>>>ETS light come on at the same time. Some times they stay on for a few
>>>days
>>>and then go off for few then on again. The ETS switch works when the
>>>lights are off, and the car still drives and runs good. So the dealer
>>>wants about $80 to scan the codes, and i'm hoping that it is a common
>>>problem that is easy to fix without the scan. Any help will be
>>>appreciated.
>>
>>Where do you live? Here in Canada, Napa stores will usually do a free scan
>>to see what the codes are, and I have heard that in the USA AutoZone
>>stores
>>will do the same. You can even ask you friends if they have a scan tool.
>>They are not as uncommon now as they used to be. I picked a cheap one up
>>at
>>Wal-Mart a while ago for under $200.
>
> Cindy,
>
> Knight is giving you good advice. Having the PCM codes scanned will
> save a whole lot of wasted effort and costs.
>
> All I wish to add is ignore the ETS light for now - on those cars,
> when the PCM lights the Check Engine light the ETS is automatically
> disabled (hence the ETS light coming on). Solve the basic problem that
> is causing the Check Engine light to come on and the ETS issue will
> most likely resolve itself without further work.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Bowen
> Sacramento, CA
 >> Stay informed about: 97 sunfire engine light.,.,.