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Old 02-18-2010, 07:07 PM
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yah some have 1 and some have 2 in 94. from whats been on here is seems more have obd2 connectors by a good margin.
 
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Old 02-19-2010, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by craby
^^^x2 what yr and model?
My Camaro is a 1997 RS Coupe
 
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Old 02-19-2010, 12:50 AM
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have it scanned for trouble codes. let us know what comes up. the reason the light goes off is that when u unhook the battery u clear the codes and the computer starts from a clear slate and begins to collect info. if it get bad info the light comes on and it will remember what it finds. if the problem happens over and over the computer will store a trouble code. it will do this for many codes if u have more problems. keep in mind that one problem can cause other systems to fail and store a code.
 
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Old 02-19-2010, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ghanahost
My Camaro is a 1997 RS Coupe

OBD2

if you have the $$$, get a cheap OBD2 reader at your local parts stores. I've seen them as low as $69. You could get a more high end unit that reads data as well but you should at least get a reader.

Heck, try Ebay or Amazon too
 
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Old 02-19-2010, 11:58 AM
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please dont anyone take me wrong.his name(ghanaghost)and location(accra ghanna).if the man needs help i am sure we are all for that.just a lil info here though.accra ghana is in africa.they dont have pep boys,auto zone etc.and i doubt they have too many camaros.just another tid bit of info.most public forums such as this and craigslist that recieve spam and junk mail...it comes from accra ghana africa.i would be cautious about giving out an e-mail add.if i am wrong i apologize and if i offended anyone but...just being cautious
 
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Old 02-19-2010, 09:57 PM
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my 95 trans am has an obdii connector but works off of a obdi data bus need a special adapter to get codes from it.
 
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Old 02-20-2010, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dc14u2no
please dont anyone take me wrong.his name(ghanaghost)and location(accra ghanna).if the man needs help i am sure we are all for that.just a lil info here though.accra ghana is in africa.they dont have pep boys,auto zone etc.and i doubt they have too many camaros.just another tid bit of info.most public forums such as this and craigslist that recieve spam and junk mail...it comes from accra ghana africa.i would be cautious about giving out an e-mail add.if i am wrong i apologize and if i offended anyone but...just being cautious
Thanks you all for your help and assistance so far.
Yes i am in Ghana, West Africa and there are but a few camaros here. I have not actually met anyone using a camaro but have met two firebirds and seen a camaro at the port.
I will need all the help and assistance available in order for me to enjoy the use of my car.
I got the reading with an obdII reader and the code I got was P1441.
The guy used the obdII reader to erase the error but I am not sure if this will permenantly solve the problem.
Does anyone think this is a permanent fix for the error or do I need to do something else?

For being cautious in giving out email addresses, I appreciate your honesty and cauiousness but I would like to say that there are more honest, just and good people here than the few miscriants one might have experienced before.

I am the webmaster at the Office of the President and would not do anything to bring the name of my country to disrepute and public ridicule.

I have been getting parts from rockauto.com for the car using bongo as a forwarding agency but if anyone know a place where they will ship the parts directly to me, I am open for all recommendations

Thanks again
 
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Old 02-21-2010, 12:28 PM
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then please allow me to apologize.and congrats for having a very rare car for where you are.i am currently scanning my factory service manuals for that code but have not found it yet.as for parts perhaps try "yearone.com"
 
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Old 02-21-2010, 12:46 PM
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found this

DTC 1441 = "EVAP System Flow During Non
Purge" which most likely means the charcoal cannister in your fuel system
needs servicing.
 
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Old 02-21-2010, 12:49 PM
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