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Check Engine Light
Greetings,
My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks in the past. Due for Inspection(less Emissions) in VA. in May. Should I: A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. Andrew |
Re: Check Engine Light
"Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspection(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew I'm not sure from your post if what you mean is that it simply flashed then went out, or has come on and is staying on. The OBD II system on your '97 takes a number of inputs and should any of them go out of spec for a given duration it will turn on the light. If it goes back into spec the light may go back out on its own, or could "latch" requiring you to visit a dealer to have it turned off. The fault could be as simple as a loose gas cap, or as serious as a failed engine component, ther Feds want you suitably alarmed enough to take it back to a dealer for inspection, therefore they wont agree to have it read "emissions fault" or anything less alarming than "check engine". FWIW, the issues are rarely anything fatal. |
Re: Check Engine Light
"Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspection(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew I'm not sure from your post if what you mean is that it simply flashed then went out, or has come on and is staying on. The OBD II system on your '97 takes a number of inputs and should any of them go out of spec for a given duration it will turn on the light. If it goes back into spec the light may go back out on its own, or could "latch" requiring you to visit a dealer to have it turned off. The fault could be as simple as a loose gas cap, or as serious as a failed engine component, ther Feds want you suitably alarmed enough to take it back to a dealer for inspection, therefore they wont agree to have it read "emissions fault" or anything less alarming than "check engine". FWIW, the issues are rarely anything fatal. |
Re: Check Engine Light
"Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspection(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew I'm not sure from your post if what you mean is that it simply flashed then went out, or has come on and is staying on. The OBD II system on your '97 takes a number of inputs and should any of them go out of spec for a given duration it will turn on the light. If it goes back into spec the light may go back out on its own, or could "latch" requiring you to visit a dealer to have it turned off. The fault could be as simple as a loose gas cap, or as serious as a failed engine component, ther Feds want you suitably alarmed enough to take it back to a dealer for inspection, therefore they wont agree to have it read "emissions fault" or anything less alarming than "check engine". FWIW, the issues are rarely anything fatal. |
Re: Check Engine Light
"Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspection(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew I'm not sure from your post if what you mean is that it simply flashed then went out, or has come on and is staying on. The OBD II system on your '97 takes a number of inputs and should any of them go out of spec for a given duration it will turn on the light. If it goes back into spec the light may go back out on its own, or could "latch" requiring you to visit a dealer to have it turned off. The fault could be as simple as a loose gas cap, or as serious as a failed engine component, ther Feds want you suitably alarmed enough to take it back to a dealer for inspection, therefore they wont agree to have it read "emissions fault" or anything less alarming than "check engine". FWIW, the issues are rarely anything fatal. |
Re: Check Engine Light
the same thing happened to my friend's card. he just disconnected one of the
battery poles and reconnected. the light is off since then. it sounds stupid but it worked.. he said if there is a real problem, it will come on again.. /topac "Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspect(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew |
Re: Check Engine Light
the same thing happened to my friend's card. he just disconnected one of the
battery poles and reconnected. the light is off since then. it sounds stupid but it worked.. he said if there is a real problem, it will come on again.. /topac "Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspect(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew |
Re: Check Engine Light
the same thing happened to my friend's card. he just disconnected one of the
battery poles and reconnected. the light is off since then. it sounds stupid but it worked.. he said if there is a real problem, it will come on again.. /topac "Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspect(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew |
Re: Check Engine Light
the same thing happened to my friend's card. he just disconnected one of the
battery poles and reconnected. the light is off since then. it sounds stupid but it worked.. he said if there is a real problem, it will come on again.. /topac "Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > Greetings, > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > in the past. Due for Inspect(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > Should I: > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > Andrew |
Re: Check Engine Light
Yup, that works.
A loose gas cap can set the light off. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's osu wrote: > > the same thing happened to my friend's card. he just disconnected one of the > battery poles and reconnected. the light is off since then. it sounds stupid > but it worked.. he said if there is a real problem, it will come on again.. > /topac > > "Reticulum" <rock_bustin@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:879bfb06.0404200732.27bdc51b@posting.google.c om... > > Greetings, > > > > My '97 TJ (bought new) just flashed the idiot lite for > > Check Engine. 69K miles. Never seen it go on before. No wrecks > > in the past. Due for Inspect(less Emissions) in VA. in May. > > Should I: > > > > A. Ignore it; It'll break sooner or later and then I'll know ? > > > > B. Ask the mechanic in May to, "take a look at it" ? > > > > D. Don't delay, have it checked ASAP ? > > > > Owner's Manual seems to imply emissions problem is iminent. Never > > had one of these lites go off on me before. Can anyone get me up > > to speed ? My TJ has always been near-cherry even after 7 years. > > > > Andrew |
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