Hi I am new. I have a 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE and I had a problem last year when the check engine light was on and I went to the dealer and they told me it had something to do with the fuel cap. So, I got that fixed and that seemed to fix the problem. But a couple weeks ago my check engine light came on and I got nervous and pulled over. I was overdue for an oil change by a few weeks and the funny thing that happened was when I put a quart of oil in the light went off the next day and then that weekend I got the oil change and (knock on wood) the light didn't come back on. And my question is this, could the check engine light really have come on to possibly warn me about my oil being low or to get an oil change or is this just some weird coincidence or is there possibly something even bigger wrong with it? If anyone one has any information about this I would appreciate it. I tried looking to see if this happened to anyone else on here, but couldn't find anything related. I apologize if this is a repeat post.
thanks.
Last edited by Darleneh34 : Feb 15th, 2006 at 03:41 PM.
The error code is still stored in your car's computer (ECU) even if the light went off. Go to any car parts store... Autozone,etc... and ask them to retrieve the codes for you, tell them you got a Check Engine Light that goes on and off. Usually that's free of charge. You could write these errors down and post them here.
The error code is still stored in your car's computer (ECU) even if the light went off. Go to any car parts store... Autozone,etc... and ask them to retrieve the codes for you, tell them you got a Check Engine Light that goes on and off. Usually that's free of charge. You could write these errors down and post them here.
instead of taking it to a shop just pull the codes your self, its realy easey, you can either look at how to do it on sentra.net or http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=84062. this will walk you throgh it, its realy easey and its good experience
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instead of taking it to a shop just pull the codes your self, its realy easey, you can either look at how to do it on sentra.net or http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=84062. this will walk you throgh it, its realy easey and its good experience
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When you find out what it was come back and post it. Also if you have any questions on how to do it yourself just ask.
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