Check engine light turn on due to water getting inside the distributor cap

2004 HYUNDAI ACCENT
98,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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RNDEVEN
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The car dealer told me the check engine light came on because they cleaned the engine and got water inside the distributor cap. Is this possible?
Another dealing checked and said it was caused by ignition coil problem.
Apr 8, 2010 at 12:55 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Either of them could be right. However, if they cleaned the engine, the water would have evaporated eventually and the vehicle should have started running normally again.

Do you know what code they got when they scanned the computer?
May 20, 2010 at 4:21 PM
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