Outback 96 with "check engine" light on

[Ricardo]

I need help to know what would be the problem with my Outback 96.(114.000
kmts)
Last week i took it to the dealer and they scanned the computer and told me
to change both lambda sensors (they were bad). I retired my car on Friday
and the "check engine" light went on just 30 miles away. Took it again to
the service and they scanned again the car, nothing found but re-programmed
the injection and spark parameters to the manufacturer original levels.
Today, 30 miles away from the dealer and returning home from my job, the
light went on again...

Thanks

Ricardo
Chile

 

[Jim Stewart]

I need help to know what would be the problem with my Outback 96.(114.000
kmts)
Last week i took it to the dealer and they scanned the computer and told me
to change both lambda sensors (they were bad). I retired my car on Friday
and the "check engine" light went on just 30 miles away. Took it again to
the service and they scanned again the car, nothing found but re-programmed
the injection and spark parameters to the manufacturer original levels.
Today, 30 miles away from the dealer and returning home from my job, the
light went on again...

If the check engine light comes on, I would think
there *must* be a trouble code.

 

[TG]

Find out what the codes are, if your dealer won't tell you then go somewhere
else. The dealer should do this for free if you let them fix the problem/.
TG

 

[Edward Hayes]

AutoZone will pull the codes for you and this NG people have the code
information. Ed

 

[David]

AutoZone will pull the codes for you and this NG people have the code

Good call, but they don't do it in my area (California), and I doubt they do it in Ricardo's either
(Chile).

I'm for trying to extract the trouble code from the dealer. I hope they scanned it...

 

[hippo]

Drop te code next time it happens. There has to be one unless you've got a
creative computer! Make sure they clear it down afterwards or it'll just
stay there. Purge r solenoid often gives annoying intermittent errors once
everything's warmed up but you need the code to know what the problem is -
so does the dealer.