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Problems with car
I own a Saturn, I was on the highway the other day and the engine light
came on. I don't know a lot about cars so I pulled over right away and opened the hood. I didn't see anything wrong so I got back in and started the engione and went on my way. After about an hour that damn light came on again so I pulled over. All the belts were in place, the oil was full, I had plenty of gas, the battery wires were still connected and the fan was still turning. What should I do? Help?! XINO |
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Check for a loose gas cap first as it says in the manual.
"Xino Kiner" > wrote in message ... > I own a Saturn, I was on the highway the other day and the engine light > came on. I don't know a lot about cars so I pulled over right away and > opened the hood. I didn't see anything wrong so I got back in and started > the engione and went on my way. After about an hour that damn light came > on again so I pulled over. All the belts were in place, the oil was full, > I had plenty of gas, the battery wires were still connected and the fan was > still turning. What should I do? Help?! > > XINO |
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Art wrote:
> Check for a loose gas cap first as it says in the manual. good call. The SES light means just that - Service Engine _Soon_. It generally does not indicate an immediate and critical failure, but rather a sensor is reporting something out of normal range. Getting the code read from the computer will tell you what sensor is reporting a problem. My car recently showed SES and it was running fine, but turned out to need plug wires. Critical failure lights are things like Oil Pressure. If you get one of those, you should get the car out of traffic immediately, pull over, cut the engine, and probably call a tow truck. Unlike the SES light, don't keep driving with the oil pressure light on, unless you know what you're doing, or want to destroy your motor. As mentioned earlier in this thread, without knowing more about the problem as well as the year/make/model/mileage/color of your vehicle, there isn't much any of us can tell you. -rj 98SL2 |
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