RoTa7

i was exiting the freeway ramp and it came on. it blinked for about a sec. den a block later it blink ince. den after that it has came on till i got home (20min drive). should i be worried about anything?

jacobcartmill

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that check engine light is straight TRIPPIN dog

Pattsy

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Mine does it when the car is a little warm (ie. past operating temp). It goes away when it cools back down. This is all read off my non-stock water temp gauge.

Other times it would respond to my accelerator. Everytime i let off it would come on, I think it was just looking to get pushed some more

With my new O2 sensor, most of the CEL's went away.

Just some food for thought. You can try and see if it registered a code (mine wouldn't always throw one under these conditions).

Pat

BlaCkPlaGUE

den a block lates it bink not once, twice, but obi-trice! fidy minutes lates, i was trippin all ova da place.

RoTa7

damn it did it again 2day when i shifted into 5th it did a quick bink. then 30sec later it came back on for like 3-4 secs then it went away. den it came back and blinked like 4 quick times then it didnt come on since i got home(5min drive) my car isnt past operating temp. everytime i look at it, its looks to be in the right spot. man is it trying to tell me to replace something?

BlaCkPlaGUE

I think so. I think the CEL comes on whenever the ecu throws a code. To decipher the code, you can make a code checker using some simple parts from radio shack.

I can't find the page, but if you search im sure you can find it. The lights when hooked up (2 lights) blink in a specific series to identify a problem. REALLY usefull for finding a faulty sensor.

In the meantime, check all your wiring to your sensors in the car, make sure the harness's are attached etc and secure.

Half Jap Boost Junky

I had a similar problem in my old N/A FC. The engine light would flash but it wouldn't stay on and since it only flashed, when I checked the code, it wouldn't output anything. I have the sheet at home that tells you how to check the engine codes and what they mean. For me, when I was finally able to get a solid reading it was almost too late. My TPS was going and at first it was only acting up slightly, but once it finally went, the car was stuttering and stalling and flodding........what a @$#@$ mess.

I'll try and post the engine codes when I go home in a few days.