My check engine light came on today, when I.

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My check engine light came on today, when I brought my car to the mechanic he wont be able to look at it till wednesday, when I returned to work that day I had no power steering. I just had my oil changed about 3 weeks ago and the check oil light is intermittently flashing, I have checked the oil several times and it is not low. There are no funny sounds and other than what I have mentioned the car is running fine. What is happened?

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CARADIODOC

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The oil warning light refers to oil pressure, not level. The sending unit could be failing. The wrong oil could have been used. Or there could be internal engine damage. For the lack of power steering, the first thing is to inspect the drive belt for the pump. If the belt is broken the alternator would also quit. That will turn on the "Battery" or "Check Gauges" light and eventually it will cause the Check Engine light to turn on.

Since the Check Engine light turned on there will be a diagnostic fault code stored in the Engine Computer. If the belt broke, that code will be related to the charging system and can be erased once the belt is replaced.