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Check engine light but, no codes?

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Looking at buying a vz Ute this week but the bloke said its got a check engine light yet no codes are showing. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar issue and if it's possibly something major? Tia
 

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no codes according to whom?
 

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The person selling. Seemed a little odd to me that's why I was wondering if anyone else had the same issue. Only thing I could possibly think is the codes have been cleared and will show up again when it's being driven.
 

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The person selling. Seemed a little odd to me that's why I was wondering if anyone else had the same issue. Only thing I could possibly think is the codes have been cleared and will show up again when it's being driven.

probably NFI or lying. There should be some code logged if engine light. Sounds a bit suss, or maybe clueless.
 

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how many ks v8 0r 6, I would scan it, then run a mile, hows the engine sound, if a 6 cam chains maybe due ,if it sounds rattly, there is a post somewhere here,
that tells you if your car maybe affected, have to check numbers ect, mine is on the list, but at 230,000 still going but a bit rattly on start up ,ill wait till the dredded p0008 code comes up, also check the log book, if it has one, check the trans oil and engine oil
 

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The person selling. Seemed a little odd to me that's why I was wondering if anyone else had the same issue. Only thing I could possibly think is the codes have been cleared and will show up again when it's being driven.
if it has engine light on a scanner will pick it
 

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That was my thoughts as well, never heard of the engine light being on and not showing a code after being scanned unless it could just be a cheap Chinese scanner that isn't reading properly.

Its a 6 with 200ks on the engine, haven't seen it in person yet but going to check it out later this week and will get a better idea about whether or not to buy it
 

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if your going to get a scanner go on ebay
 
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