Howdy,
Ford Explorer 1995 XLT Automatic, 2x4
On long trips (usually 700 miles or so), the check engine light will come on after about 400 miles or so, then go off, then come back on...repeat...
After I finish the trip, and driving around town like normal, no light.
Any idea what this is indicating? (manual says it might be some environmental sensor).
Thanks,
Mike
There are many reasons why the CEL will set...... without a fault code, nobody ain't going nowhere...
Jim Warman snipped-for-privacy@telusplanet.net
Well, that's not *exactly * true Jim !
Regardless of sensors, fault codes etc, the one and ONLY reason that a check engine light comes on is when
12v is applied to the bulb in the dashboard by the computer :)NOW.... as to why the computer feels the need to send such a voltage .... Well that's a horse of a different color!
(sorry, just in a pesky mood today ) !!
hehe, picky picky.
Ok, that brings up another question I had. Is there a way for me, at home, to rig up a connection to my computer to get an error code (or other diagnostic data from the Explorer's on board computer)?
Thanks, Mike
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