Wow Check engine light
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Wow Check engine light With Pix WITH CODES
Well i was driving up a hill and i gave my car gas a lot i should say. And the car seem to have like half the power.. And i look down and it says check engine. I was driving the car home and the car just didn't seem to have the power like it use to at all. Car sounds weird now.
What do i do????
What do i do????
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Well i was driving up a hill and i gave my car gas a lot i should say. And the car seem to have like half the power.. And i look down and it says check engine. I was driving the car home and the car just didn't seem to have the power like it use to at all. Car sounds weird now.
What do i do????
What do i do????
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I see you're in Oceanside. I've had very good service from MB of Escondido. It's not too far from you. One of their perks is they provide a loaner vehicle (MB C-class) with all service, regardless of if you purchased from them or not (Hoehn in Carlsbad only gives MB if you purchased from them). They charge about $20, but it includes about 1/2 tank of gas, so not a bad deal.
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I see you're in Oceanside. I've had very good service from MB of Escondido. It's not too far from you. One of their perks is they provide a loaner vehicle (MB C-class) with all service, regardless of if you purchased from them or not (Hoehn in Carlsbad only gives MB if you purchased from them). They charge about $20, but it includes about 1/2 tank of gas, so not a bad deal.
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I also saw this. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94169
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If you just want to pull the codes, go to Autozone and rent a scanner. They will charge you full price to borrow it, then credit full price back to you when you return it. When they've been slow, I've also been able to talk them into letting me just use it in the parking lot (I live in a small town where everone knows everyone).
Cars are smart enough these days that if the engine starts to overheat or something else is going on, the computer will put the vehicle into 'limp mode'. You might start it up again after things have cooled down to see if there's still a CEL (if not, the code should still be stored). Of course, there had to be a problem to trigger this event in the first place ... but you could just be low on coolant or oil. Good Luck!!
Cars are smart enough these days that if the engine starts to overheat or something else is going on, the computer will put the vehicle into 'limp mode'. You might start it up again after things have cooled down to see if there's still a CEL (if not, the code should still be stored). Of course, there had to be a problem to trigger this event in the first place ... but you could just be low on coolant or oil. Good Luck!!
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Well im not gonna go to work. Gonna see what i can get done today with the car. Gonna go and start it in 2 hours and see what happens.
Its just odd i was low on gas so i go to the station. Fill up a half a tank go drive for 1 mile and now this happened.
Its just odd i was low on gas so i go to the station. Fill up a half a tank go drive for 1 mile and now this happened.
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The light was about to come on . I was driving pretty slow to the gas station everything was fine with the car before hand didn't have one issue driving there. It seems like after i filled up with gas something happened.. gonna go start the car now i fell back asleep lol
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The light was about to come on . I was driving pretty slow to the gas station everything was fine with the car before hand didn't have one issue driving there. It seems like after i filled up with gas something happened.. gonna go start the car now i fell back asleep lol
Hope it works! Let us know how it goes and if that does the trick...
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No the car sounds like ****.. It runs and when i give it gas sounds like really fast ticking sounds when i accelerate 
Im stuck the car just doesn't sound good to drive. Yesterday when i was driving it home the temps started to go up a little. Oh and i saw two bmws crash in front of me good thing i was only driving 30 MPH a cute 330 and a nice 545. But anyways im thinking about driving the stupid thing to get the codes read and go from there.? Oh remember the car only has half the power =(
Oh another odd thing is when i go to check my oil level for my car on the computer.. It says perf mant on time now. it will not check the level
Im stuck the car just doesn't sound good to drive. Yesterday when i was driving it home the temps started to go up a little. Oh and i saw two bmws crash in front of me good thing i was only driving 30 MPH a cute 330 and a nice 545. But anyways im thinking about driving the stupid thing to get the codes read and go from there.? Oh remember the car only has half the power =(Oh another odd thing is when i go to check my oil level for my car on the computer.. It says perf mant on time now. it will not check the level
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No the car sounds like ****.. It runs and when i give it gas sounds like really fast ticking sounds when i accelerate Im stuck the car just doesn't sound good to drive. Yesterday when i was driving it home the temps started to go up a little. Oh and i saw two bmws crash in front of me good thing i was only driving 30 MPH a cute 330 and a nice 545. But anyways im thinking about driving the stupid thing to get the codes read and go from there.? Oh remember the car only has half the power =(
Oh another odd thing is when i go to check my oil level for my car on the computer.. It says perf mant on time now. it will not check the level
Im stuck the car just doesn't sound good to drive. Yesterday when i was driving it home the temps started to go up a little. Oh and i saw two bmws crash in front of me good thing i was only driving 30 MPH a cute 330 and a nice 545. But anyways im thinking about driving the stupid thing to get the codes read and go from there.? Oh remember the car only has half the power =(Oh another odd thing is when i go to check my oil level for my car on the computer.. It says perf mant on time now. it will not check the level
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Funny thing with the oil level check is :
a. It won't do it with the engine cold.
b. It won't it with the engine running
c. It won't do it right after the engine is shut off.
You have to have had the engine running, and then shut it off for a few minutes.
If it says perf serv on time, you need to wait a little longer and do it again.
a. It won't do it with the engine cold.
b. It won't it with the engine running
c. It won't do it right after the engine is shut off.
You have to have had the engine running, and then shut it off for a few minutes.
If it says perf serv on time, you need to wait a little longer and do it again.
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The light was about to come on . I was driving pretty slow to the gas station everything was fine with the car before hand didn't have one issue driving there. It seems like after i filled up with gas something happened.. gonna go start the car now i fell back asleep lol
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After finding out how much it would be for the dealer to check whats wrong with my car i think ill just let it sit in my driveway for a few days. I just don't care..
After finding out how much it would be for the dealer to check whats wrong with my car i think ill just let it sit in my driveway for a few days. I just don't care..
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Took of the air box on the car on the left side of the motor.. i was looking at spark plug caps and i go down to touch one of the caps and there is fresh OIL on two of the caps.
Motor picture
Leaking oil =*(
More Leaking
Closer look on plug
Motor picture
Leaking oil =*(
More Leaking
Closer look on plug
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Not good!! I would NOT try and start this car again. Ticking noises are typically a sign of something potentially serious. I have a sick feeling just reading this post and looking at the pics..Keep us posted!
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Agree but i would still perform a compression test. Cheap check-up that might guide you on the right direction and give you a feel of what's going on. Keep us posted..
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I'm wondering if the oil on the spark plug wires isn't having some sort of affect on spark to those particular cylinders. That is of coures if the oil is on the wire down where it plugs onto the spark plug itself. Oil sitting on a wire loom isn't going to affect anything, but if its in where connections are being made, that may be a problem. I think your first ordeal should be to find out where the oil is coming from and fix that first. That and check your oil level (due to the ticking noise you say you hear). Good luck. Also, def. let us know what you find, I have the identical car, so it maybe something I or other people may need to look out for.
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I'm wondering if the oil on the spark plug wires isn't having some sort of affect on spark to those particular cylinders. That is of coures if the oil is on the wire down where it plugs onto the spark plug itself. Oil sitting on a wire loom isn't going to affect anything, but if its in where connections are being made, that may be a problem. I think your first ordeal should be to find out where the oil is coming from and fix that first. That and check your oil level (due to the ticking noise you say you hear). Good luck. Also, def. let us know what you find, I have the identical car, so it maybe something I or other people may need to look out for.
Again, it could as well be a bad coil (like some members mentioned)or cable due to the oil, dropping a cylinder ir two so...troubleshoot first, invest in repairs later.
Just my $.02
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he might have a bigger problem (like a bent rod) that needs to be found first. It might not be worth spending the money fixing the oil leak if the engine is not good. I beleive he needs to find out where the knocking sound and loss of power is before he starts fixing anything else...
Just my $.02
Just my $.02
