At 02:23 PM 5/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
>On 21 May 2000, 14:11, zeebo wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a website that explains some reasons why the "check
> > engine" light might come on in an automobile.
>
>As you can read there, the "check engine" computer sensors are
>detecting a problem in vehicle. It could be any number of things
>wrong. You would need to take your vehicle to a repair center to
>determine exactly what the problem is.
There is another very common possibility. Many cars are programmed to
have the "check engine" light come on when the mileage reaches a certain
point. The idea is to get the owner to bring the car into the dealership
to have it checked out, and while it's there the dealer can perform routine
maintenance that otherwise might have been overlooked.
Still, most owners have no way of knowing if the light is on due to a
problem or not, so the only way for them to get the question resolved is to
take it to the dealer.
