Service engine soon

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Jdiamond

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The service engine soon light came on, i drive a 2004 fx35, is there a way to determine the code, and can anybody give a general idea of what could the cause be.
 
You can either do the pedal dance which will make the SES light flash and you count the flashes as they alternate between fast and slow to get the code, or just go to an Autozone or similar and they can pull it with a computer. Then google "Nissan (code)" and you will find an answer.
 
Jdiamond said:
What exactly is the pedal dance.
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You do the ECU resetting procedure here, at the start of this thread, but stop at step 4 after the light starts blinking. https://www.infinitiscene.com/searc...celerator-Throttle-Idle-Learning-Airbag-Reset

What happens is it will blink 1-10 times alternating between fast blinks and slow blinks. so for example 10 fast, 3 slow, 4 fast, 1 slow is 0341. It repeats over and over so you can double check your numbers. Then just redo the resetting procedure all the way if you want to reset it after fixing the problem.
 
^^What he said. If you've never done the pedal dance before, just take it to an autoparts store that can scan it for free. I've had to do it on a previous car and it's a little confusing even when you know what you're looking for. Trying to figure out long vs. slow flashes is tricky. I got it wrong a few times and it took forever. It would have been faster to just drive to a store and have them scan. The scan takes about 30 seconds; I now own a cheap scanner since it makes things much easier.
 
If you can count and move your leg you can do the pedal dance to pull a code. It's not super easy, but it's definitely quicker than driving to an AutoZone and waiting for someone, plus you don't have to drive the car if there's an issue. I think the harder part is getting the process right for resetting the ECU, since all you do to get it to flash is turn ignition to on, wait 3 seconds, press accelerator hard 5 times, wait 7 seconds, hold down accelerator until it flashes. I think the one thing that people might mess up is to count to 7 they start at 1, so it's only 6 seconds. Just have a piece of paper and a pen with you to write down as it flashes, then double check it when it repeats. Most codes are 4 numbers I believe.
 
For me, just get this OBD II bluetooth scanner. It's cheap and will talk to your smartphone using the app "Torque". You can pull codes, reset codes, and when the car is not acting up, you can monitor real time info and geek out over stuff like MAF intake air temp and other goodies. It's also good to have so if your neighbor's car throws a code, you can diagnose and be the smart guy and get rewarded with beer. It'll pay for itself!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076KBPNI/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
The tool is only as good as person holding it. I have similar bluetooth scantool with torque. An original elmscan327 with USB cable to my laptop and cypher from uprev.

All depends on my needs. They all have different purposes but what u linked is great for the diy guy.

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TurTLeG said:
The tool is only as good as person holding it. I have similar bluetooth scantool with torque. An original elmscan327 with USB cable to my laptop and cypher from uprev.

All depends on my needs. They all have different purposes but what u linked is great for the diy guy.

Sent from my GT-I9505G
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I am far from a pro. It helps me when I occasionally need it. My buddy, however, IS a pro mechanic and would laugh at me with my little $10 bluetooth adapter. Like bringing Craftsman tools to a shop.
 
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