Check engine light flashed and now its on for good??
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Check engine light flashed and now its on for good??
Ok on my way to work today i noticed my check engine light flash a few times like 5 then go away, then about 5-6 mins later it does it again and again goes away. So here i am wondering why its is flashing and then i notice seems my car is losing power sometimes.
I pulled over to the store checked oil and it was low (yes i know i have a oil leak and have to put a court in it about every 1200 miles or so). But anyways back to point after i leave store i head toward work 10 mins later my check engine light comes on and has stayed on since. I did notice on my way home from work while going up a hill it seemed to be stalled around 3k rpm's in 5th gear while i had it at least 80% floored??
I did notice i have very dirty air filter which i am going to clean or replace tomm. But after today i am afraid to drive car 10+ miles or so. Seems sometimes it is running decent then other like its powerless..
The car is a 99 civic si, with standard b16 Dohc Vtec.
I pulled over to the store checked oil and it was low (yes i know i have a oil leak and have to put a court in it about every 1200 miles or so). But anyways back to point after i leave store i head toward work 10 mins later my check engine light comes on and has stayed on since. I did notice on my way home from work while going up a hill it seemed to be stalled around 3k rpm's in 5th gear while i had it at least 80% floored??
I did notice i have very dirty air filter which i am going to clean or replace tomm. But after today i am afraid to drive car 10+ miles or so. Seems sometimes it is running decent then other like its powerless..
The car is a 99 civic si, with standard b16 Dohc Vtec.
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Haven't seen any one pull codes with a paper clip from an obd2 car. Obd2 scanner is to pull codes from obd2 car which you just plug in
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Without a scan tool, start by pulling the spark plugs and checking the gap, color, and condition.
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i hope i get it fixed easy, going to drive it 3 miles up road to autozone in mourning to get them check it with scanner tool see what all codes it pulls for sure. then bring it back home pull in garage go from there.
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It's just as easy lol. I was just saying cuz most people dont have obd2 scanners at home
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if the check engine light flashes your throwing a missfire code. do a tune up dizzy cap, rotor,wires,plugs.
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If you don't have one it isn't. And by the time you drive to Autozone to have them do it my wife is back in the house making me a sammich.
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Well i took it to autozone and they pulled codes, came back random mis fire cly 1 and 3 and code for random misfire and code for something egm.
I bought some seafoam and plugs and plug wires came home changed them and reset the check engine light and took it for a drive and seems to pull great now and so far check engine light has not came back on... Hopefully it is fixed..
I bought some seafoam and plugs and plug wires came home changed them and reset the check engine light and took it for a drive and seems to pull great now and so far check engine light has not came back on... Hopefully it is fixed..