check engine light!!

[nalspeed]

by not changing your spark plugs can that make your check your engine light go on? I already have 80,000 miles on my car and i have not change my spark plugs yet, i did however change oil filter on a regular basis, coolant flush, fuel injector, and now i was just diriving in the freeway then my check engine light goes on wtf? any ideas what else to change or what maintanaince i need to do. I heard you can just go to an autozone and they can tell me what the check engine light is for is that true anyways any input would help

 

[banned bandit]

ya that could be one of the causes.....ECU could have registered a missfire...change the plugs and reset the ECU and see how it is

 

[nalspeed]

the ecu when are you suppose to reset that by the way? hopefully that works because I really maintain my car and this is really the first problem i have stupid engine light

 

[Rogue]

goto NAPA or Advanced Auto and have them pull the code.

 

[Moeed]

goto NAPA or Advanced Auto and have them pull the code.

Yes! Dont do a thing till you know exactly what your light is for.

 

[nalspeed]

so i can just go to napa/advanced auto and tell them my check engine light is on and they can tell me what the problem is ?

goto NAPA or Advanced Auto and have them pull the code.

 

[Rogue]

yeah, they'll hook up an OBD-II reading to it. the port is under the steering wheel on the left side.

 

[aMaff]

For free

 

[Moeed]

ya

 

[nalspeed]

For free[/QUO

sweet I hope it's nothing bad I really don't want to trade my car in I've had it 3 yrs now

 

[aMaff]

you won't know til u go get it checked. U prolly wanna find the problem, expecially if it's a small 1 that'll get bigger if u don't get it fixed

 

[boostisgood]

NEVER just reset a check engine light. Get the code pulled then find out what it is for. Also, just because it could say a bad O2 reading or whatnot, it does not mean thats the problem. Something could cause that sensor to go bad and you need that troubleshot.

 

[nalspeed]

so when i go to napa just ask them check the engine light and they can help me out? no question ask?

so i can just go to napa/advanced auto and tell them my check engine light is on and they can tell me what the problem is ?

 

[aMaff]

yep

 

[nalspeed]

to think about it I do remember my brother telling me the oil gasket is leaking that could be the culprit he said it has a minor leak but that was about 3months ago I should of taken care of it, he told me to get a new _oil gasket_ how much do they usually cost and are they easy to replace?

yep

 

[nalspeed]

i went to autozone and did the whole odb sensor the code is -P0126- IT READS" COOLANT TEMPERATURE STABLE INSUFFIENT OPERATION" somewhere along that line anyone knows what I do next? any help before it gets worst thanks