Check engine light keeps coming on
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Check engine light keeps coming on
I have taken my RX-8 to the dealer twice now for the check engine light coming on. He has reprogramed the computer twice and the light has came on again. This RX-8 is an AT '04 with only 9k miles. I've heard about recalls and I am wondering if that may be the problem. It is also shifting hard and it revs up pretty high before it shifts at a lower rpm. Could this be due to the timing being screwed up? I'm taking it back to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully they will find and fix the problem. I just need some other opinions in case the dealer trys to screw me.
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Originally Posted by jasonusRX8
I have taken my RX-8 to the dealer twice now for the check engine light coming on. He has reprogramed the computer twice and the light has came on again. This RX-8 is an AT '04 with only 9k miles. I've heard about recalls and I am wondering if that may be the problem. It is also shifting hard and it revs up pretty high before it shifts at a lower rpm. Could this be due to the timing being screwed up? I'm taking it back to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully they will find and fix the problem. I just need some other opinions in case the dealer trys to screw me.
BTW, their "reprogramming" is probably just clearing the ECU memory so that the CEL will go away--in your case temporarily since they have not corrected the underlying problem.
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Go to a different dealership...your current dealership is obviously just taking the easy route by clearing the ECU. (you could do that yourself in your garage)
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