Check engine light is on?

Tiny
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Well, unfortunately your finding out the hard way, why people should'nt buy rental vehicles, after the rental company is through with them. Sadly, most of the cars are beaten on and unlike cars of the old days, can not live up to the abuse. I would take the car to a transmission shop specialist. They deal with them all day long, and are generally cheaper than dealers, and offer more of a warranty. If it is the transmission, ask about a used one, it could be cheaper than rebulding.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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TRICIA73
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Chk engine lite on for last month just today it started blinkin an went bk to solid, when I stop at times the car almost feels as losin power an it feels like its jumping
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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The Engine Computer detected a problem, set a diagnostic fault code, and turned the Check Engine light on to tell you. By ignoring it the problem became much more serious, hence the flashing light. That means stop the engine immediately because way too much unburned fuel is going into the exhaust system and will overheat the catalytic converter. That will turn expensive real fast. A loss of power will be accompanied by a loss of fuel mileage. Your mechanic will start by reading the codes. They will indicate the circuit or system that needs further diagnosis.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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Okay other thing when got car I put in had all diagnostics done 2000.00 later al electrical was redone, brakes, calipers, etc. Now I was also told possible my filter was dirty which may be causing. Recently I had front end allighnment an tyrods replaced. All 4 tires are shot in process of replacing now someone also said that there could send car off. What are ur other possible thoughts.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Don't know what you're asking. You need to have the diagnostic fault codes read to find out why the Check Engine light is on. As for "jumping", that could be a misfire in the engine related to the Check engine light. It could be warped brake rotors causing a pulsing brake pedal. It could be an alignment problem related to bad tire wear. There could be a broken belt in a tire. Ford has way more problems with steering and suspension parts separating leading to loss of control and crashes than any other manufacturer. Those systems should be inspected at a tire and alignment shop at least once a year. Ford also builds a lot of their cars with no alignment adjustments for one of the critical angles. They don't care about tire wear after you buy the car. Your alignment mechanic will do the best he can but there is little he can do to solve tire wear problems.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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Replaced all wires and plugs, code that popped up was a spark plug. No power but still runs. Engine light blinks. The check engine light shuts off once in awhile, when it does, it gains its power.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Well, it sends like you might have a few more codes stored in your vehicles computer.When that happens it will put your car into"limp mode" thereby reducing the power. The first thing is to have the codes re-read. If you don't have access to a scanner/code reader most auto parts stores have a tool loaner program and can rent you one.Here is a tutorial showing what is involved on how to retrieve codes:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

After this is performed get back to us with the code information and then we can properly diagnose.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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2001 Ford Taurus SES- Engine light was coming on and off everytime I drove. I took it to STS after a week and they couldn't diagnose anything because no codes were coming up. They said there was probably just a computer problem and that I could still drive it. That's fine but I have to pass inspection in November and I don't think it'll pass with the light on. What should I do? Any response is appreciated.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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Using a scanner tool should able you to get the codes
if the light isn't on PCM store troubled codes
and you can access it also using the scanner its under history codes
any shop should be able to help
if light is not on at the time of the inspection you should be able to pass
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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Engine problem
2001 Ford Taurus V6 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 130, 00 miles

The engine light came on in my car. At first it would just blink. Then I began to notice it would sputter like it wanted to stall at red lights. Upon checking we noticed that the vacuum line was bad. We replaced that. The light remained on so we changed all plugs and wires. The light was still on and was no longer blinking but continually lit. Soon the car began to feel like it was taking a very long time to shift gears. We had it looked at and several things were changed. It ran well for a short time later and then the problems began again. The transmission did not seam to be changing gears when it should. Eventually it would not go any faster than 25 mph. I took it in to another mechanic and they changed the fuel sending unit and a converter. I just got it back this morning and had a 40 minute drive to work. I had not even made it to work and the engine light started blinking again. I have not noticed anything in the running of the car yet, but the fact that the light came on the day I got it back disturbs me a bit.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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There is probably a condition that existed prior to the converter going bad that indeed caused the converter to go bad. You have a multiple source problem that included the vacuum line. I would not hang the mechanic on this. You went 40 minutes problem free, I doubt the mechanic would heve spent that long test driving to verify.

You need to get the codes read asap to start with, the blinking light means damage is being done to the new converter.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:55 AM (Merged)
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I just got this car from a friend last week. Yesterday the check engine light came on. It rides pretty smooth but I noticed the car does idle a little high, also it feels like it sputters as I drive. I took it to get an oil change and the mechanic said it maybe my exhaust manifold and I should have my exhaust checked. I don't know very much about cars, so before I took it in to get looked at I wanted to have an idea of what it maybe.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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That is such a wide field of possiblilities. Diagnosing a Check Engine light always starts by retreiving the codes from the computer. Each code has a separate procedure to begin testing and finding the source.

IT would be impossible to randomly guess at this, short of being very lucky. Make sure the shop you use is very capable of diagnosing this.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
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Just had my car in a body shop due to a car accident from behind. Check engine light came on. They checked it. Came up and said bank 2 is defective. Where is bank 2. Is it in front by the oil filter.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Yes it is. The converters are serviced together and are pricy at about 400-800 depending on the brand.

Roy
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
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The cat converter in front of engine by the oil filter. It is screwed onto the pipe. 2001 Ford taurus SES single overhead cam
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Thats correct. There are 2 converters there that are replaced together.
If it was a 420 or 430 code, most likelt that unit has to be replaced.

Roy
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Yesterday the check engine light came on so I took it down to NAPA to have it diagnosed. The error codes came back as P0401 and P0402. Seeing how the codes mean "P0401-too little flow on the EGR system and P0402-excessive flow on the EGR system", I am confused about what to replace. I have replaced the EGR valve about 4000 miles ago and the EGR pressure sensor at the same time. Any help with a solution?
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020 AT 11:57 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hi
Most common cause for both codes at same time is vacuum leak, pluged hoses or pinched, cracked hose. See diagram make sure all hoses are good and flow.
Let me know
Thanks for donate
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I have a 2001 taurus the code 1633 is on the scanner. I took it to a dealer after putting in a computer, they reset it but still the light is still on says low voltage to computer. Please I need help. Thank you.
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