2005 Proton Gen-2 Check engine light on dash

PAULANTHONY

MEMBER
2005 PROTON GEN-2
1.3L
2WD
MANUAL
65,000 MILES

Recently bought a 2005 Proton Gen 2, has been running fine until recently but now the check engine light remains on during travel. The car itself works drives without any dramas. Any common cause or worries I need to get looked at? Don't have the owners manuals so thought I'd ask before paying a garage to sort a simple problem.

Cheers

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WRENCHTECH

MECHANIC
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I see this question is different from your other.

The "check engine" light is an indicator for a system that monitors many electronic functions in the system, also called the "malfunction indicator lamp" (MIL). It can come on for any of hundreds of different causes from any of the systems that the computer monitors. Some are very important and can lead to further component or engine damage and some are emissions related not as serious but still a problem and need to be repaired.

Your first step is to have the computer scanned to retrieve the trouble codes that were set when the check engine light came on. Those codes will give you specific information about what the computer saw and will get you pointed in the right direction to find your problem.