1996 Holden Commodore Engine light

Tiny
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1996 Holden Commodore Automatic

Hey, I was driving on a highway and suddenly the engine light came on. I continued driving and it stayed on. After turning the car off and on again it didn't come on again. Since then I have only been driving within the city and it hasn't come on again.
As I will go on a big trip with this car, I want to check it. A mechanic told me that you cannot check it if the light is off. Is this right? Yesterday another mechanic told me something different.
Monday, December 8th, 2008 AT 10:57 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

When ever the light is on a code is set in the memory, you can retrieve this code with a scanner, most workshops can do this, it takes only a few Minuit's to preform.

Mark (mhpautos) Latrobe valley Vic
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Monday, December 8th, 2008 AT 11:02 PM
Tiny
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Thank you very much! So I can do the test and the light doesn't have to be on?
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Monday, December 8th, 2008 AT 11:07 PM
Tiny
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Yes thats correct, often a code can be set with out the light ever showing, go get a scan and see what the code is.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Monday, December 8th, 2008 AT 11:16 PM

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