Diagnosic code 12 (recently disconnected battery), any ideas?

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08-22-2010, 11:08 AM

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Diagnosic code 12 (recently disconnected battery), any ideas?

Hey all,

So my XJ (1995, OBD I) is putting out two codes, 12 and 21. 12 is battery/computer recently disconnected and 21 is a malfunctioning O2 sensor. I haven't recently disconnected the battery so I'm not sure why 12 is being thrown. Any one have an idea as to why 12 is being registered in the computer? Could a bad O2 sensor make 12 register?

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08-22-2010, 03:16 PM

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Recent means within the last 50 key cycles...

Have you pulled any fuses lately???????

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08-22-2010, 03:35 PM

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My friend had that issue, turned out to be a bad ground to the PCM.

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08-24-2010, 04:45 PM

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thanks for the replies guys

it's definitely possible i disconnected the battery within the last 50 starts. i'll worry about it if it keeps coming back after i take care of the o2 sensor. least i know if it keeps up, i can check the ground to the PCM.

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