i have a '99 4runner. it had the oil and engine and everything checked, and the mechanic said everything was fine. he didnt know why the check engine light was still on. suggestions?
2007-09-02 10:26:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
unhook the battery,for 2 min then hook up again,resets sensors,like rebooting your computer
2007-09-02 10:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Robert S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be that the mechanic forgot to reset the check engine light. My Jetta did this after my 50000 mile check up. It came on at 50000 to tell me to get the car checked, and after I had it checked, it stayed on because the mechanic forgot to reset it for the next 50000 miles
2007-09-02 10:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by trifreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he was a good mechanic he would hook up a little code finder machine to your car and it would tell him exactly what the problem was. Get a second opinion. It could be a sensor or vaccum leak.
2007-09-02 12:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dragon Lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a new mechanic. it could be your smog filter - which in that cause does not damage your engine... have the new mechanic hook up a computer to read the error code that is being produced by your car.
2007-09-02 10:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by reversehalo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a problem with the wiring of your car which would be causing the false lighting of your "check engine" light
2007-09-02 10:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by kaykay4915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the sender! then check the oil temp. to see if its hot! check oil filter seated right.
2007-09-02 10:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to auto zone and have them run the diagnostic on it. It's free and they can tell you what code is showing up and what you can do to fix it. They can reset the switch also.
2007-09-02 10:36:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋