Service engine soon, very habitual, depends on weather
04-27-2007, 11:04 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 65
Service engine soon, very habitual, depends on weather
Hi all,
My service engine soon light is coming on just about the same time every morning. From home I accelerate up a slight hill for roughly a mile or so. Then I hit the down side and just let it coast.
on very cold days, nothing special happens.
on warmer days, say in the 50s or higher, the service engine soon light will come on. It also sounds like a fan kicks in underneath in the front passenger side of the car.
After a few mins if I am just city driving - it goes away and usually does not come back on. If I get on the highway it may stay on for 2 or 3 miles or until I stop the car.
What is going on? Like I said on very cold days this never happens. These warmer days it kicks in just about the time i start to coast down the hill.
If I turn the car off and on, the light is off for a while. May come on later but not for long. Most time never comes back on.
Should I be worried, is this something I can live with or get fixed now. Will a technician be able to 'read' what is going on if the light is no longer on?
thanks for your time.
My service engine soon light is coming on just about the same time every morning. From home I accelerate up a slight hill for roughly a mile or so. Then I hit the down side and just let it coast.
on very cold days, nothing special happens.
on warmer days, say in the 50s or higher, the service engine soon light will come on. It also sounds like a fan kicks in underneath in the front passenger side of the car.
After a few mins if I am just city driving - it goes away and usually does not come back on. If I get on the highway it may stay on for 2 or 3 miles or until I stop the car.
What is going on? Like I said on very cold days this never happens. These warmer days it kicks in just about the time i start to coast down the hill.
If I turn the car off and on, the light is off for a while. May come on later but not for long. Most time never comes back on.
Should I be worried, is this something I can live with or get fixed now. Will a technician be able to 'read' what is going on if the light is no longer on?
thanks for your time.
04-28-2007, 01:27 AM
#2
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Eagle River, Alaska
Posts: 360
04-28-2007, 10:03 PM
#4
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 65
Definitely happens when 'coasting', it happened again today and the weather was in the 60s. Glad to know the 'code' will stay around, so I'll have it scanned to find out what the issue is soon enough.
Another question, how often should we have the fuel filters changed. Im not sure this has been done in 30k miles.
Another question, how often should we have the fuel filters changed. Im not sure this has been done in 30k miles.
04-29-2007, 12:15 PM
#6
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 65
Ok that will most definitely be on my short list of things to do asap. I have a whine in the back and it may be the fuel pump having to work hard due to a clogged fuel filter. Just my uneducated guess. Thanks for the advice!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
[New Jersey] Cure those winter blues with the NJFBOA!!!
njspder
Middle Atlantic
0
01-08-2015 11:13 AM
mspennyhughes
South Atlantic
0
11-28-2014 03:22 PM