2005 Hyundai Elantra ENGINE CHECK LIGHT

2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
68,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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PBUSH
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ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARD AT APPROX. 68,000M. PERFOMANCE, OPERATING TEMP, ETC. HAS NOT CHANGED. IS THIS AN AUTOMATIC OPERATION? DO I NEED A ANALYIZING TOOL TO SEARCH CODES? IS THERE A RESET? IF SO, INFO ON HOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Jul 3, 2008 at 2:29 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Your ECU has detected a fault and has set a fault code, you will need to have a scan done to identify the code, this will also identify the problem area as each component has it's own fault code.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 3, 2008 at 9:54 PM
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EGERONIMO
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Did you gas up recently before the light came on? I don't deal with cars AT ALL, but with my '05 Elantra the check engine light came on and when i called Hyundai they said to check to make sure my gas cap was secure and then wait a day or two for the system to reset itself and it the light was still on to call them back. Sure enough, it was off after 2 days. It happens ever so often if i don't tighten my gas cap A LOT. So you may want to try tightening the gas cap and waiting a day or two...Again, I'm no car expert, and you (I'm sure) know a HELL of a lot more than me, but thought I would chime in... :)
Jul 9, 2008 at 3:05 AM
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