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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 850 1996

posted by  david hunter on  Wed Sep 16 14:17 CST 2009
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Check engine light indicates there was an engine fault detected, probably not a lurking disaster. There is a code stored in the engine computer pointing to the problem. It must be read with a scanner. Any mechanic can do this. Better yet pop into any Advance Auto store or similar chain parts store and they will gladly bring out their scanner and read the code for you and tell you what it means.

The problem could be simple as a loose gas cap or maybe a bad Oxygen sensor. There are dozens of possibilities, some minor, some not. Routine maintenance will not fix it unless it targets the problem.

Report back.
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David Hunter






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