01 Honda civic EX dgm or dim failure HELP!!!

check engine light came on and i took my car to
auto-zone they scanned it he said it came back
as a DGM or DIM Failure ? He did not know what
it was.....IF someone knows what it is please
Let me know :screwy:

 

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You have to tell us the actual CODE off the paperwork, it will look like
p0137, or similar.

DIM could be Sum thing I had for lunch the other day . . .

'Curly'

 

It is a IDM Failure The code is p1298

 

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196821

may or may not give you some ideas.

has the car been in an accident at all?
has anyone hooked up an aftermarket alarm, radio, etc?

because to me it sounds like a loose wire, or a short.

look at scans (middle of the page) from the helm manual. pretty
straightforward, right?

it would DEFINITELY be worth spending the money on a helm manual (
www.helminc.com ) if you plan on keeping the car. mines a 1998 civic, so
the code diagnostics are likely different. otherwise id try to diagnose
it for ya.

 

it's a bad ELD or electronic load detector. it's in the fuse box,
replace it and all will be well
Chip

 

Where is the ELD located at in the fuse box? {under the hood
or inside} I called Autozone they have never heard of an ELD
neather has O'Reillys....

 

it's the electrical load detector. It's in the underhood fusebox.
Looks like a big copper plate going through a black plastic box that
has a three wire connector going into it. They had some problems with
these. It's a safe bet it's a dealer only item.
Chip

 

Thanks man that was the problem