My '95 855T has the CEL lit but no error codes in A-2. I get 1-1-1. A little history; The car isn't used much as I have a company car. While I was out of town my wife tried to use it and ran the battery down cranking it. The battery lead to the electronics had corroded through so nothing but the starter was working.

I fixed that, charged the battery and had a bunch of weirdness for the first drive. The trans arrow was flashing and the CEL came on. The trans arrow turned off next time out but the CEL still comes on about 15 seconds after starting the car. I mistakenly tried to read codes in the A-7 port prior to getting my notes out and going to the A-2.

Any suggestions in clearing the CEL? Since moving to Virginia the tag has expired and I need to get it inspected. No emissions test but general safety inspection. The CEL could be an issue so I'd like to turn it off prior to inspection.

I've always been able to pull codes, repair the problem and clear the codes. With 1-1-1, or "No Error", I can't clear the light.

Thanks,

Erwin in Roanoke

Thanks Klaus for the tip. I checked the A-1 (tranny) port and got two codes. 2-2-3 and 1-4-3. Reset afterward and got 1-1-1 and no light. They had not shown themselves prior to the dead battery and corroded cable, afterwhich the trans arrow flashed during the first drive after the fix. Fingers crossed they don't come back. Now to find out what they meant.

Cheers,

Erwin in Roanoke

The 1-4-3 is oil temp sensor and 2-2-3 is speed signal missing, both can happen with a bad batt cable. You should be good to go.

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)

hi erwin,

i am in roanoke, va. and the folks at the local auto-zone stores read and helped explain my codes when i didn't know s#!% from shinola. (now i only know what shinola is) and they let me reset my codes too. i assume they would do it for you too.

if not, you can shoot me an email and you can use/borrow the code reader i have. it uses the ODBII plug in the console (if your 850 has that plug)

good luck
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-woodsytf '95 850 wagon 160k

Thanks for the offer. I'm going to try port A-1 and A-6 as Klaus suggested looking for transmission and ignition error codes. Both were affected by the problem stated above so there might be codes waiting to be read.

Then I'll try clearing them. If that fails, I'll to to Auto-Zone. I live in the Vinton area btw.

Thanks again,

Erwin in Roanoke

1-1-1 means there is no problem. It is kinda like an EOM message.

...Lee

Thanks, yes I know. Typically, if the Check Engine Light is on you check error codes and must read through all of them at least once before they can be cleared. Once cleared, you get the 1-1-1 which means, no problem, or no codes set. Then you can reset the CEL.

My problem is I have a CEL on and since I get 1-1-1 no matter how many times I cycle through, there is no problem or code stored, so I the procedure to reset the CEL doesn't work.

Regards,

Erwin in Roanoke

Did you check the other ports besides A-2? A-1 is the tranny and A-6 is ignition. Those can also turn on the CEL.

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)

Thanks Klaus,

I knew from distant memory that other systems also set a CEL but haven't run across the info in my garage (still in boxes) or the web.

I'll give them a check this afternoon. Same drill? Lead in A-1 or A-6, press once and record the codes until they repeat? Do I clear the A-1 and A-6 codes with the lead in those respective ports or go back to A-2 to clear?

Appreciate the info,

Erwin in Roanoke

The codes clear in their respective ports. You may ar may not read anything at all in A-6.

...Lee