Archived On a trip - Dashboard lit up like X-mas tree. Help!!!

[Challenger-II]

My friend just called me from the road on his way to upstate NY. His '99 is having a problem. His water in fuel, check engine lights and other gauges are freaking out. Oil pressure sometimes drops to zero and transmission isn't shifting normal. He is running an EZ box w/ injectors. He also feels like the truck has gone back to stock power. He can't clear the idiot lights and is concerned about driving it. Any ideas or suggestions besides removing the EZ which is what he will try next?



Thanks!

 

[Sticks]

I would pull the EZ, and the battery for about half an hour. hopefully someone will chime in with the procedure to check for codes using the ignition.

 

[Wolfgang]

Don't remember what they are but you turn the key on and off with out starting the truck. Leave it on the 3rd time and the codes will cycle through

 

[rashwor]

Codes don't show up on '99

model trucks using the ignition key on-off 3 times cycle trick. DC only started doing this with the 2000 year models forward. Sorry to rain on your parade.



Has to be read using a scan tool. :{

 

[CMorrow]

Wrong!!! My '94' can give out codes by utilizing the ignition system.

 

[jmeehan]

Originally posted by CMorrow

Wrong!!! My '94' can give out codes by utilizing the ignition system.

Is your '94 OBDII? From everything I've seen posted on here concerning the OBDII trucks, that's every 24 valve, codes can't be read on the '98. 5's and '99's.

OBDII came out sometime in the early to mid '90's but I don't know if Dodge used it on the Cummins Rams until the electronic engines came out.

 

[CstlEng]

The key trick will definatly NOT show codes fir the 1999's. Some earlier and later years will, but not 1999.

 

[bmoeller]

'96 or '97 was when the OBD-II was first used. My '97 has it.

 

[CMorrow]

My '94' is OBD-1

 

[2-ND TIME]

Christmas tree in March!!!!

Don't want to to publish too openly yet but please get your friend to e-mail me at -- email address removed -- need to ask some questions as well for have had the same problem for three years. :{ :{ :{ I might have the answer finally?????????

 

[Challenger-II]

Well... . just wanted to let you all know that it was a bad connection on his EZ plug. Removed it and it was full of corrosion. Cleaned it all up and put some dielectric grease on it. All is OK