Engine Check light came on.....

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:23 PM
  #1  
kuby's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Unhappy Engine Check light came on.....

Check new thead - Engine Light came on & no cruise control

Thanks
 

Last edited by kuby; Jul 15, 2006 at 06:21 PM.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:29 PM
  #2  
B-Man's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,558
Likes: 3
From: Eastern TN
Go to AutoZone and have them read the codes.

Then, post here with the code(s) and some other pertinent info - year, model, engine type, tranny type, etc.
 
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:31 PM
  #3  
Bluegrass's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 6,200
Likes: 39
From: Easton, Pa.
Well my friend it's a bit more involved that that.
Get the codes read to find out what ''he' is unhappy about!
 
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:37 PM
  #4  
DIYMechanic's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
From: NE Ohio
You really can't do a whole lot of diagnostics without knowing what those codes are. As B-man said you could take it to any local Autozone store and they will read the codes off your engine computer for free. Once you have that info, along with the make, model, year, engine, and any other pertinent info, then maybe some of the 'experts' here could help you.

Welcome to the site.
 
Reply
Old Jul 14, 2006 | 07:13 AM
  #5  
projectSHO89's Avatar
Senior Member
20 Year Member
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 7,295
Likes: 125
From: St. Louis (Out in the woods)
DO NOT let the drone at the auto parts store try to diagnose WHAT the fault actually is. Most of them do not have the skills or training beyond punching a few buttons on a code reader.

WRITE DOWN THE CODE(S) (Pxxxx or whatever, not descriptions)

Come back here and look for previous discussions by using the codes as your keyword in the SEARCH tool. If you can't find relevent posts or need something explained further, just ask.

Steve
 

Last edited by projectSHO89; Jul 14, 2006 at 07:18 AM.
Reply
Old Jul 14, 2006 | 01:42 PM
  #6  
Galaxy's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 4,293
Likes: 6
Good advice. Just FYI... around me, the Auto Zone dorks no longer touch your vehicle. Because of that, the code reader is no longer 'free'. It requires a $183 deposit in which you get a FULL refund when you return it. But you do the work yourself, which I like better anyways.
 
Reply




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:35 AM.