Both of my Camrys have a permanent engine light. I hear that it's more of a hassle to reset the light than it is to fix most things it indicates. And Camry owners have assured me that it might eventually go off on its own. (via Bits and Pieces)
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gwdMaine
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A woman’s anger is like a Check Engine light. There’s no easy way to know what caused it, so just ignore it and hope it goes away.
Anyway, I bet if you opened either of your Camry's hoods, the engine would still be there.
If I opened the older Camry's hood, I bet the feathers and squirrel parts will still be there. I keep forgetting to clean them out. It scared the oil change guy last month.
The light can be easily extinguished with a handheld scanner tool. Yeah I know, you don't have and don't want, but a friend/neighbor might. Most major auto parts chains will do it for free, just ask. Magnanimous? No, they want to read the codes that tell what the problem is and sell you parts and service. Might even tell you it's a good thing you stopped in today because on Friday that light would trigger WWIII. The bad news is even resisting the upsell after they extinguish the light, it will probably come back rather quickly. Worse news, since most of the check engine light codes are emissions related... well, you know.
5 comments:
A woman’s anger is like a Check Engine light. There’s no easy way to know what caused it, so just ignore it and hope it goes away.
Anyway, I bet if you opened either of your Camry's hoods, the engine would still be there.
Whenever I have a check engine light come on I'll just give the car a rev and think "Yup, the engines still there."
If I opened the older Camry's hood, I bet the feathers and squirrel parts will still be there. I keep forgetting to clean them out. It scared the oil change guy last month.
The light can be easily extinguished with a handheld scanner tool.
Yeah I know, you don't have and don't want, but a friend/neighbor might.
Most major auto parts chains will do it for free, just ask. Magnanimous? No, they want to read the codes that tell what the problem is and sell you parts and service. Might even tell you it's a good thing you stopped in today because on Friday that light would trigger WWIII.
The bad news is even resisting the upsell after they extinguish the light, it will probably come back rather quickly.
Worse news, since most of the check engine light codes are emissions related... well, you know.
A scan tool to reset it costs $12, or you can borrow one for free at Autozone and DIY in 3 minutes.
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