1997 Toyota Celica check engine light on.

Tiny
PAT JONES
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  • 1997 TOYOTA CELICA
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
Check engine light is on, but the car runs good.
Sunday, September 20th, 2015 AT 12:33 PM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
  • MECHANIC
  • 11,004 POSTS
A PROBLEM OF SOME SORT HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER

IT COULD BE MILD OR SERIOUS, THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, THERE IS ONLY ONE LIGHT! BUT HUNDREDS OF POSSIBILITIES!

TAKE IT TO A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE, MOST CAN SCAN FOR CODES, USUALLY THIS IS A FREE SERVICE.

THEY MIGHT ALSO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION TO WHAT THE CODE(S) MEAN. REGARDLESS, TAKE PEN AND PAPER WITH YOU AND WRITE DOWN THE EXACT CODE NUMBERS (SUCH AS AN EXAMPLE P0300) THERE COULD BE OTHER INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE CODE, WITHOUT THE NUMBERS, YOU ONLY HAVE THEIR EXPLANATION)

YOU CAN PICK OUT AND BUY YOUR OWN SCANNER IF YOU WISH, SOME ARE INEXPENSIVE (MAYBE $50-$60 OR SO) AND WILL, AT MINIMUM, READ THE CODE NUMBERS. THE MORE THEY CAN DO, THE HIGHER THE PRICES GO.

RETURN W/ YOUR NUMBER(S) AND THE STATE/ REGION YOU LIVE IN

THE MEDIC
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Sunday, September 20th, 2015 AT 2:37 PM

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