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Originally Posted by BigV
My turn.
Why is the check engine light on and what can I do to correct the situation?
I'll preemptively ignore all the black tape and pull the plug suggestions; just trying to save you some time. 
TIA. |
The most common reason for the check engine light to come on is that the gas cap isn't tightened all the way. But that's not necessarily why
yours is on. The only way to know why the light is on is to take it in and have them hook it up to the computer. That alone will cost $70 in many places. I see ads for the code readers in places like
Harbor Freight Tools, but I think you still need to be able to look up the codes after you read them.