99 accord check engine light flashing. what's wrong?

hi today on the way home from work my car jerked alittle while
accelerating. i thought nothing of it so kept driving. when i almost
got home the car jerked again when i acclerate and the check engine
light came on flashing. b/4 when check engine comes on it didn't flash
but this time it did. i know all about the loose gas cap but i don't
think that's the issue. what kind of damage am i looking at and around
how much it will cost this fix it? my can has 106k miles on it....
TIA

sam

If the check engine light comes on the car is saying: Something is wrong
that MAY cause a catalytic converter failure.

If the check engine light is flashing the car is saying: Something is wrong
that IS damaging the catalytic converter.
Get the codes read and get it fixed before the cat gets destroyed.


--
Stephen W. Hansen
ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician
ASE Undercar Specialist




"sam" > wrote in message
...
> hi today on the way home from work my car jerked alittle while
> accelerating. i thought nothing of it so kept driving. when i almost
> got home the car jerked again when i acclerate and the check engine
> light came on flashing. b/4 when check engine comes on it didn't flash
> but this time it did. i know all about the loose gas cap but i don't
> think that's the issue. what kind of damage am i looking at and around
> how much it will cost this fix it? my can has 106k miles on it....
> TIA
>
> sam

Take it to Autozone, they will read the code for free, then you go from
there. Until you do that, nobody has an idea what's wrong.

"sam" > wrote in message
...
> hi today on the way home from work my car jerked alittle while
> accelerating. i thought nothing of it so kept driving. when i almost
> got home the car jerked again when i acclerate and the check engine
> light came on flashing. b/4 when check engine comes on it didn't flash
> but this time it did. i know all about the loose gas cap but i don't
> think that's the issue. what kind of damage am i looking at and around
> how much it will cost this fix it? my can has 106k miles on it....
> TIA
>
> sam

"sam" > wrote in message
...
> went to autozone to get the code and it came out 303, cylinder 3,
> misfire, plugs, wires, or fuel pressure. what should i do next? today
> the car drive fine. the check engine light is on but not flashing like
> last nite.....TIA

I would suspect the wires first, especially if it is intermittent.

Pull the plug(s) and see if it is fouled. That's free.

installed new plugs and wires and then reset the warning light. been
driving for two days and the the the jerking is gone and the light
hasn't come on. thanks guys



On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:42:37 GMT, "Seth"
> wrote:

>"sam" > wrote in message
.. .
>> went to autozone to get the code and it came out 303, cylinder 3,
>> misfire, plugs, wires, or fuel pressure. what should i do next? today
>> the car drive fine. the check engine light is on but not flashing like
>> last nite.....TIA
>
>I would suspect the wires first, especially if it is intermittent.
>
>Pull the plug(s) and see if it is fouled. That's free.