2005 Toyota Corolla tune up?

Tiny
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  • 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 71,999 MILES
I bought my car almost 3 yrs ago from the toyota dealer at 52,000 miles, and I haven't had a tune up done since Ive had the car. Today after I drove it awhile the engine light came on & the idle is rough. Why would the engine light come on? Tune up needed? If so can I drive the car a little before getting the tuneup? Because it is new year's eve noone will be able to look at it until saturday after new years day.
Thursday, December 31st, 2009 AT 2:15 PM

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Tiny
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Take to some autoparts stores and have PCM scanned (free service) to retrieve codes.

There are some autoparts stores open today.

Check engine does not necessarily mean you need a tune, could be a sensor is out of range.
The only real tune up items are the plugs, air filter, oil change, but use ONLY Denso or NGK Iridium.
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