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Engine light and shudder

Tiny
SAMDY
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  • 2003 MITSUBISHI LANCER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 260,000 MILES
After refueling my car it started to shudder and the engine light came on and is having trouble idling.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 AT 10:02 PM

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Tiny
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Good morning.

There is a fault code stored for the light which will help us determine a course of action for you. You can go to a parts store and they will read the code for free. Let us know the code and we can continue.

Roy
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 AT 1:55 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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It sounds like you have an engine misfire. These two guides can help you see what is going on:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-misfires-or-runs-rough

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 AT 11:58 AM

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