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Log of faults

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Corndog
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 36
Joined: Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:12 pm
Location: Mill Park
Model Of Vehicle: RANGER XLT PX2
Year Of Vehicle: 2016
Forscan Dongle Type: OBDlink MX+ Black Bluetooth
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If my vehicle throws a fault from me playing around with some fuses and I find and clear these faults with Forscan is there a log of faults still that can be found or is that cleared as well?
Thanks.
Stock, rear canopy, rear drawers built by me, fuel filter, catch can, dual battery in tray with dc-dc charger, drop down fridge slide, tail gate central lock.
CatHerder
Donator
Donator
Posts: 159
Joined: Mon Apr 22, 2019 12:02 am
Location: Canberra
Model Of Vehicle: RANGER XLT PX3
Year Of Vehicle: 2019
Forscan Dongle Type: OBDlink MX Black Bluetooth
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My experience is that it depends.
Simple faults once cleared are gone.
Complex/serious faults might take several successful drive cycles before they are cleared out and don't get reported anymore. Clearing the MIL in this case just turns the dash light off but the code remains until the ECU is happy the issue is resolved.

I have a few different scanners and some seem to be report more than others, too.
Ian B
PX3 XLT 3.2