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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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Need help. My check engine light keeps going on and off. The car has 104 k miles and i have never had any problems with it. I know for sure its not the gas cap.
What could cause it to on and off and how much could it cost to get it fixed?
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 04:47 AM
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With just that info it can be a whole wide range of things....Can you tell us if the car is hesitating, lost power??, noises??

If you cant tell then I advise you to get the car computer read and have the codes pulled to see what they say. It should give you a couple codes and that should lead us to the problem or solve the problem directly.

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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Angel 430
Need help. My check engine light keeps going on and off. The car has 104 k miles and i have never had any problems with it. I know for sure its not the gas cap.
What could cause it to on and off and how much could it cost to get it fixed?
it's probably one of these things: bad O2 sensor, MAF, or crank positioning sensor.

these are the most "popular" reasons why the CEI comes on. I would have to lean more towards the O2 or MAF, as if the CPS was having issues, you would be experiencing your car shutting itself off while you were driving.

Once the O2 or MAF gets worse, your CEI will not come on intermittently anymore...it will stay on constantly.

Either repair is NOT a costly one, and many members do it themselves =)


Hope this helps.
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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The car is running fine. No lost power or unusual noises. My mpg is still around 23.
I am taking it in to my guy next week.
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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goodluck...i used to get a cel when i used 87 gas when i first bought the car..ever since i used 91 i have not gotten the light again...
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