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Rough Idle + Service Engine Soon Light on 1998 SC1
Last week I noticed my 1998 SC1 (with about 155000km on it) was idling a bit
rough at stoplights. Nothing too big, just a little rougher than usual. Then last night the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Based on this wealth of information, does anyone have any similar experiences or advice? Should I take it in based on this, or just keep an eye on it? Thanks! |
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....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. "Brock Bolton" > wrote in message ... > Last week I noticed my 1998 SC1 (with about 155000km on it) was idling a > bit > rough at stoplights. Nothing too big, just a little rougher than usual. > Then last night the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Based on this > wealth of information, does anyone have any similar experiences or advice? > Should I take it in based on this, or just keep an eye on it? > > Thanks! > > |
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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. -- Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam" from Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/ "Brock Bolton" > wrote in message ... > Last week I noticed my 1998 SC1 (with about 155000km on it) was idling a > bit > rough at stoplights. Nothing too big, just a little rougher than usual. > Then last night the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Based on this > wealth of information, does anyone have any similar experiences or advice? > Should I take it in based on this, or just keep an eye on it? > > Thanks! > > |
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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 "Brock Bolton" > wrote in message ... > Last week I noticed my 1998 SC1 (with about 155000km on it) was idling a bit > rough at stoplights. Nothing too big, just a little rougher than usual. > Then last night the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Based on this > wealth of information, does anyone have any similar experiences or advice? > Should I take it in based on this, or just keep an eye on it? > > Thanks! > > |
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