Can You Read Codes Through Dic on 2008 Duramax

Topic: Emissions check engine light on 2013 Chevy 3500 Duramax?

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Posted Past: guidry on 09/23/13 07:20pm Later on about a half tank towing on the freeway all twenty-four hour period my bank check engine light came on and the manual shows it to exist emissions related. Diesel cap is ok, I'm guessing bad batch of diesel (truck finish). I added new diesel to top off the tank. Truck has only 13,000 miles. Could it be the bad diesel or peradventure air filter? I'm having it put on a scanner tomorrow just figured someone here might take experienced this before. Truck is running fine, even pulled 5th wheel up a vii% form similar nil.
Thank you

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Posted By: FishOnOne on 09/23/xiii 07:32pm

guidry wrote:

After about a half tank towing on the freeway all 24-hour interval my check engine lite came on and the manual shows it to be emissions related. Diesel cap is ok, I'm guessing bad batch of diesel (truck stop). I added new diesel to pinnacle off the tank. Truck has only 13,000 miles. Could it be the bad diesel or maybe air filter? I'chiliad having it put on a scanner tomorrow only figured someone hither might take experienced this before. Truck is running fine, fifty-fifty pulled fifth wheel upward a 7% grade like nothing.
Thanks

My vote is your truck is reporting "Contaminated DEF" that I encounter so much with the GM diesel trucks.

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Posted By: REWahoo on 09/23/thirteen 07:41pm

FishOnOne wrote:

My vote is your truck is reporting "Contaminated DEF" that I see then much with the GM diesel trucks.

Not probable. If it was bad DEF the DIC would signal it with a "Poor DEF quality" message.

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Posted By: FishOnOne on 09/23/13 07:57pm

REWahoo wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

My vote is your truck is reporting "Contaminated DEF" that I see so much with the GM diesel trucks.

Not likely. If it was bad DEF the DIC would betoken it with a "Poor DEF quality" bulletin.

Yes... You're correct!

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Posted Past: enblethen on 09/23/13 08:49pm What is the code the rig is showing?

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Posted By: guidry on 09/23/thirteen 09:03pm I'll know the code tomorrow when I accept it scanned. I was hoping someone here had already gone through something like. I'm guessing bad diesel or air filter. DEF was added about 400 miles prior so I know that isn't the problem. The only recent thing done was a trucker fuel stop and then virtually 100 miles later was the emissions engine lite. Runs fine though.
Thanks to all who have replied and then far. Any ideas?

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Posted By: JTrac on 09/23/13 09:15pm This won't help but mine did the same thing last year pulling the grade from Boulder to Estes Park. By the fourth dimension I was able to get it to a dealer in Loveland information technology had already cleared itself. I don't remember what they told me but information technology hasn't happened again and we merely got dorsum from a 4500 mile trip last calendar month.

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JimT
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Posted By: othertonka on 09/23/13 09:52pm Correct now you and everyone else are merely guessing. get it scanned with a scanner and study back what code they institute and and so you lot might go some valid answers from someone. Without the code it's all just guesses.

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Posted By: dancoppins on 09/24/13 04:51am Don't know about anyone else but nosotros have had 4 "glow plugs" brusk out since November 2013, each fourth dimension nosotros got the check engine light. The truck performed well without whatsoever other problems. A check of the code fault volition give yous the answer you are seeking. Without a code bank check it is just speculation on the function of everyone to determine your issues. Many automotive parts stores will check your codes for free...

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Posted By: gmcsmoke on 09/24/thirteen 05:45am how do you get a bad air filter? And there's a thing chosen a fuel filter that filter's diesel fuel; IF yous got bad fuel the filter would catch it and a bulletin would appear saying "water in fuel". If it was dirt and the filter was clogged yous'd lose power the filter life would go to 0% and a message would come on saying change fuel filter.

It'due south all in the owners transmission, scratch that, the diesel supplement. perhaps reading that would help

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Posted By: bobjogone on 09/24/13 11:40am Do you have Onstar - we have had good luck with calling them on the road and they tin identify the code and tell you lot what to do.

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Posted By: 45Ricochet on 09/24/xiii 01:42pm From reading on the diesel place site the Nox sensors will cause that. They (dealer) usually start off past pulling the wires and cleaning upwards whatever muddied conections.

Clicky

The 2011 had some DEF heaters go bad but I believe they have fixed that trouble.

I'yard sure it'south something pocket-size and all-time of all covered nether your warranty !

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Posted By: SDM on 09/24/13 01:50pm Same matter happened to me in New Mexico. Everything worked fine except the lite. Got to a dealer and he put the scanner on it. He said that I had probably shut it off while it was in the regen mode. He erased the lawmaking and it has never come on over again.

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Posted Past: Ric Flair on 09/24/xiii 01:54pm I have a 2013 GMC and never had this problem. Probably considering the quality command on GMC trucks is night and day improve than Chevy.

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Posted By: Perrysburg Dodgeboy on 09/24/13 04:21pm Keep telling yourself that Ric you might even convince someone someday

Don

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Posted By: 64thunderbolt on 09/25/13 02:02am I idea the badging was the unequal :/

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Posted By: 64thunderbolt on 09/25/thirteen 02:03am Guess I was wrong about the GM's

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Posted By: Ric Flair on 09/27/13 12:45pm

64thunderbolt wrote:

I thought the badging was the diff :/

Nope. GMCs are completely different from Chevys and much improve all the way effectually

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Posted By: tmm2good on 09/27/13 01:00pm

Ric Flair wrote:

64thunderbolt wrote:

I idea the badging was the unequal :/

Nope. GMCs are completely unlike from Chevys and much amend all the style around

LOL Concur !

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Posted Past: mich800 on 09/27/xiii 01:05pm

Ric Flair wrote:

64thunderbolt wrote:

I thought the badging was the diff :/

Nope. GMCs are completely unlike from Chevys and much better all the style around

That is what I hear also. Everyone says they are built on the aforementioned line with merely some different corrective parts. What they don't tell yous is they accept two different work forces that do the assembly. They practice not let the Chevy people work on the GMC trucks although the GMC workers can work on the Chevy trucks considering they are superior employees. Hash out

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Posted By: Ric Flair on 09/27/13 02:30pm

mich800 wrote:

Ric Flair wrote:

64thunderbolt wrote:

I idea the badging was the diff :/

Nope. GMCs are completely different from Chevys and much better all the way around

That is what I hear also. Everyone says they are congenital on the same line with merely some unlike cosmetic parts. What they don't tell you is they accept ii different work forces that exercise the associates. They do not permit the Chevy people work on the GMC trucks although the GMC workers tin work on the Chevy trucks considering they are superior employees. Discuss

^^ this human being knows his stuff.

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Posted Past: ckwizard777 on 09/28/13 06:31pm

mich800 wrote:

Ric Flair wrote:

64thunderbolt wrote:

I thought the badging was the diff :/

Nope. GMCs are completely different from Chevys and much amend all the fashion around

That is what I hear also. Everyone says they are built on the same line with just some different cosmetic parts. What they don't tell you is they accept two different work forces that practice the assembly. They exercise not let the Chevy people piece of work on the GMC trucks although the GMC workers tin work on the Chevy trucks because they are superior employees. Discuss

Now this is the funniest load of******I ever heard, Anyone who has e'er been to the Fort Wayne or Flint institute can tell ya they all get down the aforementioned line and are assembled past the same squad members the Just differance is choice content.
Cheers

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Posted By: Ric Flair on 09/30/13 08:14am

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Posted By: BurbMan on 09/xxx/xiii 08:27am If no drivability issues you may wait and see if the code clears itself. If it s a in one case event and does not re occur the PCM volition generally extinguish the CEL later a certain number of drive cycles if that lawmaking doesn't re-appear.

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Posted By: Norskeman on 09/30/13 08:31am When I went to a locking style fuel cap and I got the bank check engine calorie-free. I used Onstar and it was a faulty NOX sensor code. I called the service department they said to tighten the cap good and drive the truck. The light cleared later about 25 miles of driving - no issues since.

I installed an Edge Insight CTS in the truck. I tin check and clear codes with it. I cleared the stored code later on I installed the CTS. Information technology is a monitor only and then the engine warranty is not impacted. I monitor heave, turbo outlet temp (pyro 4), transmission temp, engine coolant temp and DFP soot loading (DPF regen starts at 43 grams of soot).

Installed the Edge instead of installing boost and pyro pillar mount gauges like I had on my 2005 D/A.

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Posted By: B.O. Plenty on 09/30/13 08:53am There are dozens of reasons a check engine light can come on. All you are getting from this forum are guesses. Bring it to a dealer and detect out what the existent problem is.

B.O.

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