> << Wife's '97 Taurus has the 'check engine soon' light on. Otherwise the
> car has no visible symptoms or low fluids. >>
>
> I had the same thing happen on F-150 Ford pickup. I called the dealer and
ask
> about it. They told me to wait a week and see if it went out??? They said
> that many times
> its the electronics trying to readjust themselves to weather changes???
The
> next
> morning I started it and the light went out. I was amazed to say the
least.
> Its never come back on again and that was 3 months ago. They also told me
> that the "Check
> Engine" light has nothing to do with fluid levels. Its all oxygen sensor
> stuff. Thats what they told me and I'm sticking by it.
>
Mostly related to oxygen sensor and emissions stuff. I've heard the light
will reset itself after a certain number of ignition cycles.
On a vehicle with an OBDI compliant computer you can reset it by
disconnecting the battery for a few minutes. If there really is still a
problem the light will come back on after awhile. Usually it just stays
off. Don't know if this also applies to an OBDII computer.
Lawnboy
No road - no problem - no check engine light
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