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When does the Check Engine Light come?

Old 10-20-2006, 07:33 PM
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I was curious when the check engine light would come on? it came on, on my car i reached almost 26,000 miles can that be one of the reasons or its just something else?
Old 10-20-2006, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sleeper01
I was curious when the check engine light would come on? it came on, on my car i reached almost 26,000 miles can that be one of the reasons or its just something else?
Variety of reasons, loose gas cap, you added a mod, bad 02 sensors. List goes on and on.

Just go to Auto Zone, they can tell you what did it for free.
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Originally Posted by Sleeper01
I was curious when the check engine light would come on? it came on, on my car i reached almost 26,000 miles can that be one of the reasons or its just something else?
Check engine light=emissions malfunction(sensors...ect)
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It comes on when it is time to check the engine.
Old 10-25-2006, 05:33 PM
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It could be a number of different things...

Best thing to do is bring it to a dealer and pull the code...
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Originally Posted by Sleeper01
I was curious when the check engine light would come on? it came on, on my car i reached almost 26,000 miles can that be one of the reasons or its just something else?
most likely the gas tank cap if you didn't just add a mod. mine comes on every few months coz i always forget to tighten the gas tank cap until it clicks once or twice.

btw, it will take at least a day before the light goes back off if it is the gas tank cap.
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