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Finally some news!

Within 3 km of leaving home the CEL light comes on. But oddly enough I'm sort of happy about it since I told myself that when it happens again it goes to the dealer to see what they can find out about things.

So I went to join my son in the Terry Fox run. Much fun! The whole school goes and the little bugger not only left me in the dust but also was one of the 1st maybe 15 kids to complete two laps around the town (2.8 km). Like an idiot I did 3 laps since I was behind him and didn't see that he had peeled off to the playground but hey I need the exercise.

So after the run off to the dealer. Sadly they are very busy and can't look at it (insert sad/ frowning face here) but possibly at 3:30.

So I go for more walking, this time around the golf course where is it very pretty.

Pick up my son, explain to him we're going to the dealer to see why the car has a CEL light on and I need him to behave, pointless to be sure but I have to try.

So go and see George the service manager. He still can't fit me in but realizes how worried I am and says that if I bring it around the back he'll have one of the buys throw a code reader on it and they'll see what it says.

Much relief!

So Tim the technician throws a much larger code reader than mine but says it takes about 5 minutes to do a complete sweep and so we make small talk. Tim seems pretty decent and I think I could develop trust in him for the oil changes. I do 4 combines, 4 swathers, 3 grain trucks etc. a year and they're also easy to get under so I don't feel the need to do the Z06 myself.

So 5 minutes passes.

Tim starts to scroll through the codes. A lot dealing with voltage issues - probably going back to when Garry the idiot left the Mild to Wild in the wrong setting for several days and the battery died!

Still worried.............

Then Tim says those magic words............

"THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES LISTED".

Insert owner making very similar to ejaculating sounds here please.

Wow I can't express the sense of relief in this!

So Tim cleared all the codes in memory and recommended that I carry my OBD2 with me and if the CEL comes on again read it right away before I shut the engine off. He also recommended that when I bring the car to get the oil changed that he would update the ECM software since apparently that has never been done.

They didn't charge me anything. Now that is how you build loyalty!!!!!

So almost a sense of relief like youc an't imagine and even took the engine up to 3500 this time and enjoyed it with the thought that while I still want to drive like Colin at least I can have the odd moment like his Mr. Hyde every once in a while now and while no WOT certainly higher into the tach.

So I don't know if this concludes my CEL experience or journey yet but I feel as if I can breath at the thought that my Vararam job isn't going to damage my precious and beautiful LS7 in the short term!!!!!

Cheers,

Garry

<blockquote data-quote="VelocityYellowRules!" data-source="post: 27570" data-attributes="member: 1318">Finally some news!Within 3 km of leaving home the CEL light comes on.&nbsp; But oddly enough I&#039;m sort of happy about it since I told myself that when it happens again it goes to the dealer to see what they can find out about things.So I went to join my son in the Terry Fox run.&nbsp; Much fun!&nbsp; The whole school goes and the little bugger not only left me in the dust but also was one of the 1st maybe 15 kids to complete two laps around the town (2.8 km).&nbsp; Like an idiot I did 3 laps since I was behind him and didn&#039;t see that he had peeled off to the playground but hey I need the exercise.So after the run off to the dealer.&nbsp; Sadly they are very busy and can&#039;t look at it (insert sad/ frowning face here) but possibly at 3:30.So I go for more walking, this time around the golf course where is it very pretty.Pick up my son, explain to him we&#039;re going to the dealer to see why the car has a CEL light on and I need him to behave, pointless to be sure but I have to try.So go and see George the service manager.&nbsp; He still can&#039;t fit me in but realizes how worried I am and says that if I bring it around the back he&#039;ll have one of the buys throw a code reader on it and they&#039;ll see what it says.Much relief!So Tim the technician throws a much larger code reader than mine but says it takes about 5 minutes to do a complete sweep and so we make small talk.&nbsp; Tim seems pretty decent and I think I could develop trust in him for the oil changes.&nbsp; I do 4 combines, 4 swathers, 3 grain trucks etc. a year and they&#039;re also easy to get under so I don&#039;t feel the need to do the Z06 myself.So 5 minutes passes.Tim starts to scroll through the codes.&nbsp; A lot dealing with voltage issues - probably going back to when Garry the idiot left the Mild to Wild in the wrong setting for several days and the battery died!Still worried.............Then Tim says those magic words............&quot;THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES LISTED&quot;.Insert owner making very similar to ejaculating sounds here please.Wow I can&#039;t express the sense of relief in this!So Tim cleared all the codes in memory and recommended that I carry my OBD2 with me and if the CEL comes on again read it right away before I shut the engine off.&nbsp; He also recommended that when I bring the car to get the oil changed that he would update the ECM software since apparently that has never been done.They didn&#039;t charge me anything.&nbsp; Now that is how you build loyalty!!!!!So almost a sense of relief like youc an&#039;t imagine and even took the engine up to 3500 this time and enjoyed it with the thought that while I still want to drive like Colin at least I can have the odd moment like his Mr. Hyde every once in a while now and while no WOT certainly higher into the tach.So I don&#039;t know if this concludes my CEL experience or journey yet but I feel as if I can breath at the thought that my Vararam job isn&#039;t going to damage my precious and beautiful LS7 in the short term!!!!!Cheers,Garry</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VelocityYellowRules!, post: 27570, member: 1318"] Finally some news! Within 3 km of leaving home the CEL light comes on. But oddly enough I'm sort of happy about it since I told myself that when it happens again it goes to the dealer to see what they can find out about things. So I went to join my son in the Terry Fox run. Much fun! The whole school goes and the little bugger not only left me in the dust but also was one of the 1st maybe 15 kids to complete two laps around the town (2.8 km). Like an idiot I did 3 laps since I was behind him and didn't see that he had peeled off to the playground but hey I need the exercise. So after the run off to the dealer. Sadly they are very busy and can't look at it (insert sad/ frowning face here) but possibly at 3:30. So I go for more walking, this time around the golf course where is it very pretty. Pick up my son, explain to him we're going to the dealer to see why the car has a CEL light on and I need him to behave, pointless to be sure but I have to try. So go and see George the service manager. He still can't fit me in but realizes how worried I am and says that if I bring it around the back he'll have one of the buys throw a code reader on it and they'll see what it says. Much relief! So Tim the technician throws a much larger code reader than mine but says it takes about 5 minutes to do a complete sweep and so we make small talk. Tim seems pretty decent and I think I could develop trust in him for the oil changes. I do 4 combines, 4 swathers, 3 grain trucks etc. a year and they're also easy to get under so I don't feel the need to do the Z06 myself. So 5 minutes passes. Tim starts to scroll through the codes. A lot dealing with voltage issues - probably going back to when Garry the idiot left the Mild to Wild in the wrong setting for several days and the battery died! Still worried............. Then Tim says those magic words............ "THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES LISTED". Insert owner making very similar to ejaculating sounds here please. Wow I can't express the sense of relief in this! So Tim cleared all the codes in memory and recommended that I carry my OBD2 with me and if the CEL comes on again read it right away before I shut the engine off. He also recommended that when I bring the car to get the oil changed that he would update the ECM software since apparently that has never been done. They didn't charge me anything. Now that is how you build loyalty!!!!! So almost a sense of relief like youc an't imagine and even took the engine up to 3500 this time and enjoyed it with the thought that while I still want to drive like Colin at least I can have the odd moment like his Mr. Hyde every once in a while now and while no WOT certainly higher into the tach. So I don't know if this concludes my CEL experience or journey yet but I feel as if I can breath at the thought that my Vararam job isn't going to damage my precious and beautiful LS7 in the short term!!!!! Cheers, Garry [/QUOTE]

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