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Stephen Manier Posted on Feb 04, 2014
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Service engine soon light

The light came on tonight. 106000 miles. what do I do?what does it mean? oil changed 01/07/14

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Hi Stephen
Service engine soon means you have a fault in the engine management system.
you have to take your car to the garage for diagnostic
good luck

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 15, 2009

SOURCE: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON YET MY CAR DOESNT MAKE ANY FUNNY NOISES

THE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR WILL NOT CAUSE THE SES LIGHT TO COME ON.THEY MAY HAVE LEFT SOMETHING DISCONNETED NEAR THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING WHEN CHECKING THE FILTER.IF NOT HAVE CODE READ(SHOP/PARTS STORE)

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 23, 2009

SOURCE: 2003 Lancer the service engine soon light keeps

I can see that you've done the right things, but something is still amiss... Mitsubishi says

A code P0421 may mean that one or more of the following has happened:

  • The catalytic converter is no longer functioning properly
  • An oxygen sensor is not reading (functioning) properly
  • A sparkplug is fouled
Measure the voltage at the oxygen sensor on Bank 1 (the rear sensor, or the sensor after the converter). In fact, it would be a good idea to test each oxygen O2 sensor while you're at it.

One thing to note is that many vehicle manufacturers offer a longer warranty on emissions-related parts. So if you have a newer car but it's out of it's bumper-to-bumper warranty, there still may be warranty on this type of problem. Many manufacturers give a five year, unlimited mileage warranty on these items. It's worth checking into.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2010

SOURCE: 2004 mitsubishi galant service engine soon light

my galant does the same thing i was told its the 02 senors

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 14, 2010

SOURCE: Service engine soon light just turned on in my

this could be anything from a losse petrol cap, to a loose vaccuum line, or a fault with a sensor...or womething else...very hard to diagnose without the error code number...which the engine computer logs when the light comes on......you need to take the vewhilce to a mechanic, or auto-zone on the us who will read the codes for you...this will give you the directioin to which will find the answer

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 31, 2011

SOURCE: 2002 mitsubishi service engine soon light without any problems

My check engine light has been on for over a yr and a half now i have done EVERYTHING possible to fix this and spent tons of money on replacing parts that the diagnostic machine told me still nothing has worked! any other suggestions on what i should try next??

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Why would my service engine soon light be on

  • Hi, I can help.
  • The service Engine Light Soon light means it's time for an oil change,

  • You can turn this light off real quick by following these steps.
  1. Turn the key to ACC.
  2. Press the gas pedal down all the was three times in fairly rapid succession.
  3. The service engine soon light will begin to blink and then disappear.
  4. Turn the key to off.
  5. now start your truck.
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  • This should be done after every oil change.
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  • If you have any comments please feel free to leave them here.
  • Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa.

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The oil change wouldn't cause this problem. Just in-case, check the engine oil level.

There are many emission sensors in the car that will make the engine light come ON. Best way to find out what's going on is to have an auto-parts store hook up a engine code reader and tell you what the code means. Most auto-part store will do this for free.
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