As the title says, after putting 200 hundred miles on a new long-block, the check engine light came on.

Is there a way to get the codes without a scanner?ei key dance or such?

As I was putting on the exhaust manifold during the install, I sheared the top off of the TVV and I am waiting on the part to replace it.

At first, I did not connect the 2 vaccuum hoses on it, just dangling. Then the CEL came on. So I didn't worry too much. Then I released the CEL and plugged the vaccuum.

20 miles later, CEL is back on. I am hoping/praying/thinking this going to be the problem.

Do I have to have a OBD scanner to get the codes so that I can fix the problem or is there another way?

 

Sorry, it is a 22RE

 

Search diagnostic codes 22re or something similar. Ya jumper two points under the hood, and watch your CEL spell it out in morse code. Kind of. Have a haynes/chiltons handy, it'll spell it out for ya too.

 

What year is your vehicle? The year is a variable for the codes, but once you find that out, take a jumper wire and jump terminals E1 and TE1 and turn the key on and count how many times the CEL flashes and refer to a manual for code