My CEL came on this morning, but the car is running fine. I just went to Autozone to get the code read and they told me that until it's been on for 24 hours, they can't read it. Is that true?

 

You can read a code as soon as it's triggered.

 

 

just tell then it's been on for 24 hours.

 

If you were closer to Fairfax I'd do it for ya, but yea....you can read codes before it even triggers the CEL because it will be pending. That person was incorrect.

 

No, they have no way of knowing either. Go to another one....

 

agreed, they don't know what they are talking about.

 

Thanks everyone.

Who else does readings besides Autozone without charging a fee?

 

I too went through the trouble of finding a place that would pull a code for free. Every place I went to told me their scanner was broken or missing the correct adapter for my car. Very convenient if you ask me I tried Advance Autoparts (visited two, called one), Autozone, Cottmans Transmission, and some other garage that the guy at Advance Auto recommended. I finally came to the conclusion that no one wants to help another person out for free... even if it only takes five minutes. Finally, I just broke down and bought a cheap $30 OBD2 scanner off ebay instead of wasting anymore time or gas. I've successfully used it twice since

 

yea post a thread seeing if any local owners have a scanner they can loan you