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Old 09-20-2005, 08:31 PM
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check engine light

this morning on the way to work i noticed my check engine light had come on. I havent noticed any sounds or anything and the temp gage isnt rising. After work I was going to get some food and now the check engine light is flashing and it wont stop.... any ideas?
Old 09-20-2005, 11:19 PM
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Cylinder missfire is what I've been told. If the idle is jumping then that's it.
Old 09-20-2005, 11:54 PM
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take your shit to autozone. They will plug in the obd computer and tell you what it iis...for free
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yes the idle is jumping. How do u fix a cylinder misfire? any ideas of cost?
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also... is it hurting anything to drive it like that?
Old 09-21-2005, 07:25 PM
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It COULD hurt I think. I'm not quite sure. Have you messed around with your car at all lately? If you messed with your vacuum lines, maybe you have some in the wrong places.
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or your knock sensor could be broken or disconnected. or you could have a bad cap and rotor, or clogged fuel injector, or clogged fuel filter, pretty much you need a tune up.
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I've heard that a flashing CEL means you could damage your engine by running it any further. Check owners manual to verify. It says it in mine.
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