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re: Check Engine light came on
Posted on 5/31/23 at 5:53 pm to diddlydawg7
Posted on 5/31/23 at 5:53 pm to diddlydawg7
Is the light orange or red? If orange I would chance it if red I would find another mode of transportation. Also, might want to add roadside assistance to your cell plan or insurance if you don't have it.
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Posted on 5/31/23 at 5:55 pm to diddlydawg7
Take it to an auto parts store and they can tell you what caused it to come on and then reset it. Then you can make a decision whether it’s bad enough to keep you from going. If your vehicle is running fine it maybe not necessary to correct it permanently right now.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 5:56 pm to diddlydawg7
quote:
I’m supposed to drive 700 miles at 7AM tomorrow.
Do I take it in or say frick it?
I'd drive the frick out that MFer. That light ain't shite that's gonna break down.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 5:58 pm to mikelbr
quote:
I'd drive the frick out that MFer. That light ain't shite that's gonna break down.
It's usually some emissions bs
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:00 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I think he’s still in high school.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:00 pm to diddlydawg7
If it’s not blinking, don’t worry about it
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:01 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:
It's usually some emissions bs
In my experience it has never been a real issue with the vehicle's function/operation.
Now if I was driving a 1994 Hyundai Elantra like in college I wouldn't be so confident.
But a Honda Accord or Camry with 120k+ miles on it, I ain't worrying about no check engine light at all.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:01 pm to diddlydawg7
Dude go get it hooked up to a computer. Could be as simple as an oil change/tire pressure/too much co2 coming out.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:03 pm to mikelbr
My truck had a check engine light come on for some emissions valve. It was like a $45 part. I ordered the part figuring it looked pretty easy to change and then I drove it for another year before I replaced it
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:06 pm to fallguy_1978
My TPMS light has been blinking for 11 years. You're good
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:11 pm to diddlydawg7
I forgot to mention most solid CELs are OK to drive with, a blinking CEL is a warning of a more dire failure that needs to be checked ASAP. Also, note some of the time the blinking CEL is just a sensor in a critical area and not a major issue but the computer has no way to know.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:30 pm to diddlydawg7
Got to Autozone and have them hook up scanner and get codes. Go from there. I been diving with one on for 2 years. 3 shops, including Honda say nothing is wrong with it.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:32 pm to diddlydawg7
Piece of duct tape will take care of that.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:34 pm to jflsufan
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:36 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:
I'd drive the frick out that MFer. That light ain't shite that's gonna break down.
It's usually some emissions bs
My lights been on for 7 years. Drives like a charm. lol
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:39 pm to diddlydawg7
If you're not noticing any issues like trouble starting, sputtering or rough idle, loss of power going up hills, or overheating then it's probably some emissions sensor like evap or some bullshite.
Get it checked at O'Reilly and post the code here.
Get it checked at O'Reilly and post the code here.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:41 pm to diddlydawg7
1. Go to Walmart and buy some black paint and a bag of Depends
2. Paint over the indicator light
3. Paint the number "3" on the side of the door.
4. Put on a pair of the Depends and try to make the 700 mile drive in under 6 hours.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:42 pm to diddlydawg7
I’d check the engine just to be safe.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:44 pm to dbeck
quote:
If you're not noticing any issues like trouble starting, sputtering or rough idle, loss of power going up hills, or overheating then it's probably some emissions sensor like evap or some bullshite.
I had one of those apparently BS codes that I reset a couple of times. Eventually it started running real rough. Turns out an ignition coil starting to go bad was throwing seemingly unrelated downstream codes.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 6:44 pm to diddlydawg7
Put some black tape over it
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