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Old 10-10-2000 | 07:46 PM
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WHat is with this!!

ok guys when i start my car it will always idle at 1500 and then the oil will go to about 50 or 60. Then comes the SES light. Goes away when i start driving though and the oil goes down to about 30 to 40 again. WHAT IS WITH THIS!!!

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Old 10-10-2000 | 08:17 PM
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Car: Red 87 IROC-Z28 T-Top
Engine: 5.7 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: 700R4 Auto
Axle/Gears: BW 9-Bolt 3.27
What code is it giving??

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Old 10-10-2000 | 08:28 PM
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Car: 1987 Trans Am
Engine: LT1
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Pull the code off. Just in case you do not know how, grab a paperclip or short piece of wire/etc. Go out to the car. On the drivers side, under the steering wheel all the way to the right, you should see a the plastic panel change it's angle, and have a flat verticle surface on it. Remove to plate to expose the ALDL connector (Assembly Line Diagnostic Link). Use the wire/paper clip to short terminal B to ground or terminal A which goes right to ground. The terminals go like this:
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[ FEDCBA ]
[ GHJKLM ]
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Then watch the SES light, it should flash 1x, then 2x indicating code 12. It will do this 3 times. Then the stored code(s) (if any) will come up. Each will flash 3 times.
Tell us what the code is and we can help from there.
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