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johnny.r1.lee Mar 24, 2008 02:28 PM

Engine light flashes!
 
It was nice and warm this weekend so I thought I'd burn some gas and try full throtle.
Car was warmed up fully but when I gave er it started flashing that yellow engine light..
What could be wrong???

I have a service appointment tmrw so I thought I'd check in with the experts on this forum and I'll have a heads up before I go to the dealership.

John
ps. i drive a usdm 04 a/t

alnielsen Mar 24, 2008 02:32 PM

Miss fire; it will be coils, plugs and/or wires. No biggie.

dannobre Mar 24, 2008 02:36 PM

^^ likely...Just did that swap to fix the same issues in Hittman's car...

Don't let the dealer sell you the coils/plugs and wires though...unless you have about $500 extra money lying around...their prices are beyond highway robbery.

coils should be about $140, Plugs about $90, and wires about $60 for OEM...any more than that and you are getting ripped over what you can order them yourself online.

philsbluerx8 Mar 24, 2008 03:39 PM

can be anything but if its a high rev blinking light, it is most likely a misfire code. John, call me and i will read the code for ya. if u didnt redline yours quite often, i think it also can be a SSV stuck open light.

johnny.r1.lee Mar 24, 2008 05:37 PM

awesome, good to know!

and thanks phil for the offer

HiTMaNN Mar 25, 2008 02:50 PM


Originally Posted by dannobre (Post 2366415)
^^ likely...Just did that swap to fix the same issues in Hittman's car...

Don't let the dealer sell you the coils/plugs and wires though...unless you have about $500 extra money lying around...their prices are beyond highway robbery.

coils should be about $140, Plugs about $90, and wires about $60 for OEM...any more than that and you are getting ripped over what you can order them yourself online.

He speaks only the truth... He even gave me nice Shiny Red wires to put in my engine bay lol

92tsiawd Mar 25, 2008 03:03 PM

Last time my check engine light flashed, I ended up in a pile of smoke and the rear rotor blown

mark833 Apr 3, 2008 08:09 PM


Originally Posted by dannobre (Post 2366415)
^^ likely...Just did that swap to fix the same issues in Hittman's car...

Don't let the dealer sell you the coils/plugs and wires though...unless you have about $500 extra money lying around...their prices are beyond highway robbery.

coils should be about $140, Plugs about $90, and wires about $60 for OEM...any more than that and you are getting ripped over what you can order them yourself online.

If I buy the parts online myself, will the dealer still install them if I provide them to them??

prospectjtaz Apr 3, 2008 08:20 PM

Ya they will, at a rate of 92 to 100 an hour. You might as well buy me steak and I'll do it all for you.

prospectjtaz Apr 3, 2008 08:21 PM

Or if your doing it soon, bring them to the RPM meet on the 19th.

herbert Apr 4, 2008 07:35 AM


Originally Posted by mark833 (Post 2387471)
If I buy the parts online myself, will the dealer still install them if I provide them to them??

Scarboro did mine with no hassles. They're just as confused/miffed by the high parts prices at Cdn dealerships. They did coils, plugs and starter that I ordered from the US.


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