so in the past couple days my car has been flashing teh check engine light when i shift at high rpms

today i tested teh problem i waited until between 7 and 8 to shift to 2nd and 3rd then the light came on.

it wouldn't go away though

i turned off the car and turned it back on and it was still there

i wasn't redlining it. is this normal?

 

flashing cel is a missfire. many reasons. hard light that wont go away is a stored code. see dealership.

beers

 

ya today its still on i'll call teh dealership today after school

 

you do understand that the whole point of a Check Engine Light is that the PCM has detected an ABnormal condition, right?

 

ya but there are hundeds of things that can trigger teh light that aren't imidiate problems

 

im just giving you a hard time you asked "is a CEL normal" which, of course, it isnt

 

so today i checked my oil and it was dangerously low so i refilled it


should i run out so quickly. only has around 1500 miles on it

 

What do you mean by "dangerously low" and how much oil did you add? Oil consumption depends to some degree on driving style, but a qt. every 2,500-3,000 miles seems to be about average based on the member postings on this forum.

If you added a full qt. or more to bring the level to the top mark, you should check it frequently in the future to see if it is really using that much or perhaps it was not filled to the top mark the last time oil was changed.

 

did the low oil light come on???? if not it was not low to the point of DANGER. btw you might want to read the owners manual. it is the glove box. lots of good stuff in it.

beers

 

yeah my Check engine was flashing alot when i went down to the malibu canyon run last month. But about 3-4 weeks later, I was doing donuts and the CEL was on Solid its bin about a week and it's still not going away? Is this going to be stored now to the ECU.


is my warrenty still safe?

 

Yeah, you're in real trouble now. The dealer will pull the CEL code which is probably the big brother donut CEL. Your warranty is toast.

 

more proof they really are idiot lights...

 

i called freeman mazda and schedueld to bring my car by. the CEL is still on though. i called friday so i think i should be ok warrenty wise

 

what if i took it to be takin care of at my mechanic ? then their is no sign of a CEL

 

The DTC error codes will most likely be stored in ECU memory and the tech can retrieve them using their equipment.

 

^ I'm thinking it might be my Intake. I'm probably going to put back my stock intake on, take it to the dealer i guess?

Also When i go to the canyons and im at high rpms, the CEL light will start to flash on & off , goes away for like 6-7 secs then comes back on either flashing or stays on.


BTW, Whats a DTC code?

 

Diagnostic Trouble Code.