[Crewser]

It's a 1996 STS which invariably gives me a Emmision Control System message which triggers the check engine light to come on. It happens on acceleration .....any clues? Car runs great but this gets annoying.

 

[basscatt]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

It's a 1996 STS which invariably gives me a Emmision Control System message which triggers the check engine light to come on. It happens on acceleration .....any clues? Car runs great but this gets annoying.

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if you don't know how - go here and read the ENTIRE post -

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forum...ncluding-1985/138257-how-pull-codes-dtcs.html

if you have any codes - post them here -
ALONG WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS -

 

[Crewser]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

Pulled the codes but nothing revealing - I cleared the codes and will check again after the message re-appears. When the Emmision Control System message appears it also says EXP 104.....any idea what this is? I don't find this code in the long list of other codes.

 

[basscatt]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

Pulled the codes but nothing revealing - I cleared the codes and will check again after the message re-appears. When the Emmision Control System message appears it also says EXP 104.....any idea what this is? I don't find this code in the long list of other codes.

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Pulled the codes but nothing revealing -
can't be -
with that message - and an illuminated CHECK ENGINE light -
an emissions-related code MUST be set -

I cleared the codes
hmmmm - what codes?

When the Emmision Control System message appears
it also says EXP 104.....

any idea what this is?
YES -

I don't find this code in the long list of other codes.
MESSAGES - are not CODES -

ALL the Driver Information Center Messages
are discussed starting on page 2-80 of the Owners Manual -

this specific message is explained - in depth - on page 2-84 of the Owners Manual -

if you don't have the OM -
go here for a free download -
https://www.manualowl.com/a/Cadillac/1996-Seville/Manual/1177

 

[Crewser]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

Okay, found EXP 104 message in the OM but it just says service emission system. The codes I pulled were all history codes:
PC0101
PC0603
IP1552
PZ1552
PZ1558
RF2560
AC1348

I'm assuming that I might have some vacuum lines that need replacing as they are likely all original ?? The car runs great so I'm not overly concerned ...it is just getting annoying everytime I accelerate and have to clear the message. I'll pull the latest code that is generated tomorrow now that these others are cleared.

 

[basscatt]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

Okay, found EXP 104 message in the OM but it just says service emission system. The codes I pulled were all history codes:
PC0101
PC0603
IP1552
PZ1552
PZ1558
RF2560
AC1348

I'm assuming that I might have some vacuum lines that need replacing as they are likely all original ?? The car runs great so I'm not overly concerned ...it is just getting annoying everytime I accelerate and have to clear the message. I'll pull the latest code that is generated tomorrow now that these others are cleared.

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codes are meaningless without definitions -

 

[Ranger]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

EXP sounds like an export code.

 

[Submariner409]

Re: '96 STS Emmision Control System message

It's an EXPort code, but EXP 104 does not appear in my 2002 owner's manual.

EXPORT code - that system of about 40 codes that can appear in the DIC - each numeric code is keyed to a specific problem in the foreign language owner's manual.

crewser, Please bookmark, study and use these links - BUT - depending on the build date of your 1996 car there may be crossovers between OBD1 and OBD-II codes - early 96 was the change year.

http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/dtccode.html

http://z-cut.de/US/dtcobd1.html

 

[basscatt]

104 is the DIC Message number - not a DTC code -

this - copied from the Owners manual -
SERVICE EMISSIONS SYSTEM - 104:
A problem in the emissions system has occurred when this message appears.
Have your Cadillac dealership service your vehicle.

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when the above message appears on the DIC -
the CHECK ENGINE light will be illuminated -
and a DTC will be set -

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oh - and according to the codes you posted -
P0101 - Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor Performance
the MAF sensor is most likely the one causing the problem -
could be loose air induction clamps

 

[Crewser]

Thanks for your help on this, I'll check the clamps.

 

[Crewser]

Tightened the clamps ...also removed the MAF sensor to check for carbon ...looks clean, blew a little air across it, replaced and will see if that helps.

 

[Ranger]

The MAF sensor is upstream of the throttle plate and downstream of the air filter (between the two). It will always be clean and carbon free.

 

[Crewser]

Thanks Ranger, however I found a post on Google ....someone with the same P0101 code and this course of action solved it. Possibly the sensor is caw-caw???

 

[Crewser2]

Tightened the clamps and no obvious damage to the sensor - still getting the "Emission Service" message. Any recommendations here. Would you recommend changing the sensor ?

 

[Ranger]

IF you still have a MAF sensor code, that would be my next step. They DO fail occasionally.

 

[Crewser2]

Will try that. Thanks.

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So new price $467.50 .....auto wrecker price $65.00 .....guess I'll be trying the auto wrecker!

 

[basscatt]

Will try that. Thanks.

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So new price $467.50 .....auto wrecker price $65.00 .....guess I'll be trying the auto wrecker!

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So new price $467.50
don't know where you get your prices from -
but check out rockauto.com -
several for less than $100 -
and the most expensive new one is $180 -

 

[Crewser2]

This is the price at my local GM dealership parts counter. I'm on Vancouver Island BC. I'll have a look at your site rockauto.com.....thanks !

 

[Ranger]

You went to a dealer for a MAF sensor? :shocked2: BOHICA!!

 

[Crewser]

No, I priced out a MAF sensor from a dealer by phone. I've been fortunate enough that I haven't had to purchase many parts for my gem. Obviously at that price I wasn't interested. Not my first BBQ Ranger.