HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS TO OUR MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTONS
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
OUR MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTION. YOUR VEHICLE'S PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) CONSTANTLY MONITORS AND TESTS YOUR VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND EMISSION CONTROLS. WHEN YOUR PCM SEES A PROBLEM IT WILL TURN YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ALERTING YOU OF A PROBLEM. WHILE MOST CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE DO TO MINOR PROBLEMS IT COULD ALSO MEAN A MORE SEVERE ISSUE. THE MOST COMMON CODES WE SEE ARE FOR THE EVAP SYSTEM. IF YOU LEAVE YOUR GAS CAP OFF OR FILL YOUR CAR UP WITH THE KEY ON OR ENGINE RUNNING IT CAN CAUSE YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IT CAN TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE LIGHT TO BE TURNED OFF BY THE COMPUTER AFTER YOU CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TRY TO NOTICE IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING DIFFERENTLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE RUNNING OK CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS A NOTICEABLE PROBLEM YOU SHOULD USE GOOD JUDGEMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. IF YOUR MIL IS FLASHING IT IS LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE DAMAGING YOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SHOULD STOP YOUR VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT IS SAFELY POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WAITING FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SCAN YOUR CAR TO MAKE SURE IT IS OK TO WAIT FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT AT NO CHARGE.
