check engine light is on , but the car runs good.
Sep 20, 2015 at 5:33 AM
1997 Toyota Celica check engine light on .
1997 TOYOTA CELICA
PAT JONES
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A PROBLEM OF SOME SORT HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER
IT COULD BE MILD OR SERIOUS, THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, THERE IS ONLY ONE LIGHT! BUT HUNDREDS OF POSSIBILITIES!
TAKE IT TO A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE, MOST CAN SCAN FOR CODES, USUALLY THIS IS A FREE SERVICE.
THEY MIGHT ALSO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION TO WHAT THE CODE(S) MEAN. REGARDLESS, TAKE PEN AND PAPER WITH YOU AND WRITE DOWN THE EXACT CODE NUMBERS (SUCH AS AN EXAMPLE P0300) THERE COULD BE OTHER INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE CODE, WITHOUT THE NUMBERS, YOU ONLY HAVE THEIR EXPLANATION)
YOU CAN PICK OUT AND BUY YOUR OWN SCANNER IF YOU WISH, SOME ARE INEXPENSIVE (MAYBE $50-$60 OR SO) AND WILL, AT MINIMUM, READ THE CODE NUMBERS. THE MORE THEY CAN DO, THE HIGHER THE PRICES GO.
RETURN W/ YOUR NUMBER(S) AND THE STATE/ REGION YOU LIVE IN
THE MEDIC
IT COULD BE MILD OR SERIOUS, THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, THERE IS ONLY ONE LIGHT! BUT HUNDREDS OF POSSIBILITIES!
TAKE IT TO A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE, MOST CAN SCAN FOR CODES, USUALLY THIS IS A FREE SERVICE.
THEY MIGHT ALSO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION TO WHAT THE CODE(S) MEAN. REGARDLESS, TAKE PEN AND PAPER WITH YOU AND WRITE DOWN THE EXACT CODE NUMBERS (SUCH AS AN EXAMPLE P0300) THERE COULD BE OTHER INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE CODE, WITHOUT THE NUMBERS, YOU ONLY HAVE THEIR EXPLANATION)
YOU CAN PICK OUT AND BUY YOUR OWN SCANNER IF YOU WISH, SOME ARE INEXPENSIVE (MAYBE $50-$60 OR SO) AND WILL, AT MINIMUM, READ THE CODE NUMBERS. THE MORE THEY CAN DO, THE HIGHER THE PRICES GO.
RETURN W/ YOUR NUMBER(S) AND THE STATE/ REGION YOU LIVE IN
THE MEDIC
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Sep 20, 2015 at 7:37 AM
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