Check Engine light went on

[Batman1980]

Fun, just when I finished paying off the bill to repair the starter, will be taking it in Monday, hope it's not too serious.

[supersix4]

Watch it be something dumb like catalytic converter which serves no purpose other then emissions cleaning

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Watch it be something dumb like catalytic converter which serves no purpose other then emissions cleaning

The car still runs like it has the whole time I owned it so I'm guessing it's nothing serious but better safe than sorry.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

The car still runs like it has the whole time I owned it so I'm guessing it's nothing serious but better safe than sorry.

Yeah it'll come on if the catalytic converter is acting up its a real **** to get fixed even if it just needs cleaning.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Yeah it'll come on if the catalytic converter is acting up its a real **** to get fixed even if it just needs cleaning.

Going to look into cleaning it myself, if that's all it is, I don't want to pay the exorbitant fee for a diagnostic. Worth the $8 gamble, I think.

[Steel Panther]

Do a more basic simple test. Tighten your Gas Cap =P

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

The car still runs like it has the whole time I owned it so I'm guessing it's nothing serious but better safe than sorry.

No degradation in performance that you noticed pre- or post-CEL? Not sure what make and model your vehicle is, and it may not be the catalytic converter, but perhaps another part nearby, like an oxygen sensor (something I've replaced twice).

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

like an oxygen sensor (something I've replaced twice).

This is always my first thought when someone says their Check-Engine-Light has come on....

It's like the built-in-egg-timer for your car, that brings you back to the dealership for your 50k mile snow-job.

[Blu-Benny]

i go by the rule of "if the light isn't blinking, ignore it".

i always get a kick out of dealerships when it comes to the check engine light. the light came on in my wife's sebring and each dealership i called wanted $60 just to plug it in and check what error the car was throwing.

i called a private guy who has a small shop 1 town over, he said he'd plug it in for free b/c i was already taking it there for an oil change.

i told him u might as well fix it right away then.