Engine Light Halp
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Engine Light Halp
What a ****ty day it was today. First my house's water goes out, and now my car just threw a check engine light.
Anybody in the North San Jose or Fremont area have a OBDII code reader. I need the code pulled to see whats up as I am super stumped.
Car ran fine up until today (CEL thrown appx 5:00pm) right after start up. Only mods are a catback which has been on my car for quite some time so I doubt thats it.
The only thing that was recently done on my car was I changed to Castrol full synthetic 5w30 oil yesterday. Before that I ran castrol syntec blend 5w30 (blend of dino and synthetic oil) and had no problems. Would overfilling cause any issues like this? I may have accidentally filled the oil to the notch on the dipstick.
I'm thinking it might be a misfire again. That's right again. My previous CEL was a misfire due to revving the engine under no load. That was cleared by the dealer and I don't rev my car in neutral.
Any help or input greatly appreciated.
Anybody in the North San Jose or Fremont area have a OBDII code reader. I need the code pulled to see whats up as I am super stumped.
Car ran fine up until today (CEL thrown appx 5:00pm) right after start up. Only mods are a catback which has been on my car for quite some time so I doubt thats it.
The only thing that was recently done on my car was I changed to Castrol full synthetic 5w30 oil yesterday. Before that I ran castrol syntec blend 5w30 (blend of dino and synthetic oil) and had no problems. Would overfilling cause any issues like this? I may have accidentally filled the oil to the notch on the dipstick.
I'm thinking it might be a misfire again. That's right again. My previous CEL was a misfire due to revving the engine under no load. That was cleared by the dealer and I don't rev my car in neutral.
Any help or input greatly appreciated.
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^I forget if the tech said over-revving or something, either way it was a misfire code. About 21k miles on it. Oh yeah, and temperature gauge read "normally", but the car did feel a bit sluggish before the light came on so I stayed out of boost. Could this have been retarding?
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Its possible that you felt some timing being pulled. It could also be a fueling inconsistency like a bad tank or a dirty fuel filter. Although the latter is less likely with your mileage. If it is a misfire again, I'd recommend doing a compression test and swapping out the plugs in the process.
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Its possible that you felt some timing being pulled. It could also be a fueling inconsistency like a bad tank or a dirty fuel filter. Although the latter is less likely with your mileage. If it is a misfire again, I'd recommend doing a compression test and swapping out the plugs in the process.
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I'll take it to the dealer tomorrow to get the code pulled and see if it is a miss. I will get a compression test and get some new plugs should that be the case.
Thanks a bunch Ed!
oh btw, are there any precautions I should take while the light is on? I've got a 30mi commute back home, then another 25mi to the dealership.
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does the stealership charge you for pulling codes? I know the Chino Hills one asked for $90 to pull a code. I basically laughed at him, and said for that price I could buy my own OBDII reader. So I did.
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I was still under warranty last time ( as of right now still actually ) so I wasnt charged. Plus the service manager was really cool.
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If you're under warranty, it may be a good idea to get the cel documented with the dealership in case it turns out to be something more serious.
As far as driving, just don't go crazy on it until the issues is resolved.
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As far as driving, just don't go crazy on it until the issues is resolved.
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Carlsen wanted $125 last time I asked (few years ago) so I bought some OBDII software that came with a cable and have used it a lot. Happy to check yours but I am near San Mateo.
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What a ****ty day it was today. First my house's water goes out, and now my car just threw a check engine light.
Anybody in the North San Jose or Fremont area have a OBDII code reader. I need the code pulled to see whats up as I am super stumped.
Car ran fine up until today (CEL thrown appx 5:00pm) right after start up. Only mods are a catback which has been on my car for quite some time so I doubt thats it.
The only thing that was recently done on my car was I changed to Castrol full synthetic 5w30 oil yesterday. Before that I ran castrol syntec blend 5w30 (blend of dino and synthetic oil) and had no problems. Would overfilling cause any issues like this? I may have accidentally filled the oil to the notch on the dipstick.
I'm thinking it might be a misfire again. That's right again. My previous CEL was a misfire due to revving the engine under no load. That was cleared by the dealer and I don't rev my car in neutral.
Any help or input greatly appreciated.
Anybody in the North San Jose or Fremont area have a OBDII code reader. I need the code pulled to see whats up as I am super stumped.
Car ran fine up until today (CEL thrown appx 5:00pm) right after start up. Only mods are a catback which has been on my car for quite some time so I doubt thats it.
The only thing that was recently done on my car was I changed to Castrol full synthetic 5w30 oil yesterday. Before that I ran castrol syntec blend 5w30 (blend of dino and synthetic oil) and had no problems. Would overfilling cause any issues like this? I may have accidentally filled the oil to the notch on the dipstick.
I'm thinking it might be a misfire again. That's right again. My previous CEL was a misfire due to revving the engine under no load. That was cleared by the dealer and I don't rev my car in neutral.
Any help or input greatly appreciated.
and may i ask how you over filled your engine, did you just keep pouring or lose track of the amount of oil, or what?
gl, hopefully you figure everything out