Ive recently been talking about how good my rex has been good to me.. I was driving home to day and a check engine light came ... the car started to sputter shortly afterwards. I was almost home .. less than a mile. I get home and wait on the car to cool down. Then I popped the hood.. I checked the usually. I notice that the radiator was low on coolant.. maybe it was over heating or a leak. So I put some a/f in it. Then I started it up. I notice also why it was there my fans werent comming on. I wait like 10 mins or so b4 I turned it off. I guess maybe that is the cause of it .. Any other ideas? Also, maybe is there a fuse or something else eletrical that can be wrong...

 

are you getting any codes??

 

sounds like the rely is out, common problem

 

heh i dont have anything to check codes.. relay?? got any more info

 

check your fuses,the main relay is a fuse..check your fanswitch,check for leaks,,maybe you need a new head gasket,thermostat,water pump any of those you should check out if you can

 

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Your ECU will blink to show the codes. Pull the carpet up on the far passenger side near the glove box & you will see a metal plate on the floor. Once you see teh plate you will see a small "window" for a light to flash. Turn the key to teh accesory position & count how many times the ECU flashes. If you have multiple codes there will be a longer pause in between blinks. You can then search for a list of codes on the net & viola you now know WTF is wrong w/ the car. HTH

 

thats hot ... thank you for that info.. I will be sure to check it and post the results

 

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Sounds like your 02 sensor, but pull the carpet back and check like dj said to do.

 

will that also cause my car to have sluggish start then a sudden surge of power?

 

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The O2 sensor can do that, a failing MAP sensor could do it potentially, there could be other issues. Give us the code so that we can help.

 

will do I will try to rip the carpet up..after work today.

 

you dont have to rip it up(literally)there should be some plug type things holding it down

 

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