have truck back from body shop, been great for awhile until i let the in laws take it for a trip. now the check engine light is on (solid) just happened while driving down the road. its a 96 5.9, wondering before i drive the 30 miles to get to a scanner if there is something i should check first. like fuse or anything stupid since they kept blowing my fuses by hooking a converter in. any help would be great.

 

Is there any noticeable mechanical issues? CEL could be anything. I know on my 01 I can do the key trick and get the codes but not sure if that works on a 96 or not.

 

Key trick wont work on a 96, they didnt get the digital odometers until 98.

 

It might work, it just blinks the CEL. Not sure.

 

Are the 96s OBDI or OBDII? I know my 97s OBDII, If its OBDI then theres probably a paperclip trick. I know there was for my old chevy and my honda

 

96 is OBDII

 

please tell me about the key trick i have a 98

 

Turn the ignition on/off/on/off/on, and codes will display on your odometer. But, I don't think it works on the 98......

 

How will codes display on the 97-older odometers? If there is a way i would love to know it if im wrong, but i dont think theres a way to display codes on these odometers. The picture is of my 97 gauge cluster,

 

On the older ones, it blinks two-digit codes on the CEL.