Rough Idle + Service Engine Soon Light on 1998 SC1

Get the code read asap and get back to us. Autozone reads them for free but pushes parts that may not be the fix onto you.

...what's 155,000 km, something like 96000 miles? Could be a few thing - get it checked out ASAP - even if the light came on and the engine ran smoothly, you still need to find out what threw the code. With the engine running roughly, I'm a little nervous that you may not be getting complete combustion and the catalytic converter is going into overtime (and may be running very hot). The dash temp gauge doesn't report exhaust or converter temps, so while I don't want to sound like an alarmist, I would like to suggest you get the car serviced NOW. If the rough running becomes worse, turn the car off immediately and call a tow truck - seriously.

You should get this fixed promptly. If the engine is misfiring, it can damage the catalytic converter through overheating.

If it's running rough, presumably it is a misfire code you're getting, though it would be best to get the code read out. Most likely causes of that would be a bad spark plug or plug wire.

Just an update.....I started it up again this afternoon, and the light went out. Strange, but I definitely will keep an eye on it.

When I say it's idling "rough" it's just barely noticeable to me, since I drive it everyday, I notice small things. I don't think it's rough enough to be a misfire, but who knows...?

Thanks for the info, I'll look into getting it looked at on Monday.

Brock

Curious...if the light is now out, would the code still be able to be read??

The code will move from "pending" to "stored" and should stay there until it is cleared.

...a plus of OBDII is that it stores codes (and rpm's and top speeds, etc) - sounds like Blah knows the tech jargon of how the process works when he refers to "pending to stored" in his reply.