1998 Toyota Camry Check Engine light after battery replacement.

My 1998 Camry ,4 Cyls got a Check Engine Light on and the battery died after parking it for a night. My CD player also stopped working some time before this, so I thought the original battery must have lasted its life and replaced the battery my self. The check engine light went off and CD player started working again, only after 3,4 days the check engine light came back again to stay and the CD player started ejecting any CDs I put in. My car runs just fine and smoothly.. I called local dealer and he mentioned an exorbitant $135 for diagnosis just for finding out what the issue is.How can I go about finding/fixing the problem without getting ripped at the dealer? Thanks a lot for any help or guidance.

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Pranav
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When you disconnected your battery you reset your OBD II, hence the check engine light went off. Being that you see no degradation in performance it might be an oxygen sensor. I believe there are 2 in that model year. I thought autozone offers free diagnostics i.e. hook it up to a scan tool and look at the trouble code. Yes. 135.00 to hook up to scan tool is a bit high.

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steve-o

Autozone will also check charging/starting system for free. They only have basic trouble codes but will print the diagnostic out if you ask, it will have the code on it and you can google for it. HTH, davidj92

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davidj92

Can you jumper any pins together like with GM vehicles to get flash codes?

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Schtick

I don't think that feature will work on the OBDII. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. davidj92

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davidj92

Thanks a lot every one. I went to Autozone and rented OBD II scanner to test my self. I got one code that says P1133 Fuel Air metering. Should I get the A/F sensor replaced at a Mechanic or dealer ? Is it safe to drive around before I get this fixed ?

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pranav

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