Service at Glick Nissan-anyone?

Pull the code yourself and see what it's about. It's not hard and won't prevent them from doing the work. Depending on the code you might even choose to clear it and worry about it if the code reappears.

Dave

Sure enough...the light went off on its own driving home last night (after being on for 2 weeks).

Err...pulling codes? How do you do that? (sorry, clueless automotive guy here).

-Randall

"dvaoa" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com...

Pulling codes works like this:

The check engine light is simply an indicator that a noteworthy incident has been logged in the engine computer. A code usually relates to a failure or unusual condition coming from a component or circuit in the car, based on the signals that the computer is programmed to consider normal or faulty. It can detect things like bad wiring, or failure of a component to operate, or a sensor sending bad signals. The tech will see what code(s) are logged and look them up in the Factory Service Manual. For each code there is in fact a troubleshooting sequence designed to fully evaluate the troubled subsystem. Once completed, the log of codes is cleared from memory and the check engine light shuts off. To see the logged codes, you can use a handheld scanner device that plugs in under the dash near the driver's left knee, or manually read them like morse code. The manual method involves turning a switch on the engine computer (to the right of the accelerator pedal) and this makes the CEL blink. Write down the blink codes and look them up in an FSM or on the Internet. Then you can research others' experience with those subsystems and know what kind of costs/replacements/tests may be involved. It's powerful information even if you don't do the work yourself. The codes from the CEL are probably still there, and since the car is running fine you might find it enlightening to get them and see what they were about.

Dave-thanks!

-Randall

I have had negative experience with Glick. Try Bancroft in Worcester. Also, there's a dealer in Marlboro

I've been to the Marlboro dealer...my experience there was hair-raising, which is why Glick is my only othe reasonable alternative.