check engine light flashing!
02-03-2006, 04:02 AM
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check engine light flashing!
well my CEL keeps flashing everytime i leave the car in gear at around 3200 rpms for like 7 seconds, also occasionally it will flash if i start beating on it, then a few mintues later it goes away, anyone have this problem?
02-03-2006, 09:22 AM
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RE: check engine light flashing!
not sure if it's the same on the new ones, but a flashing CEL meant the engine was misfiring on my 96 cobra (only happened once on startup in cold and rainy weather...freaked me out)
02-04-2006, 05:07 AM
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RE: check engine light flashing!
Its the plugs.... Same thing happened to me, was a mixture of bad gas and ocane boost that i had used in the car. Bring it to ford have them check the plugs. Ford told me to f*ck off seein as though they knew the car was modified. I had to order and purchase the plugs myself, 120 bucks later... car runs like a dream...
02-04-2006, 05:12 AM
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RE: check engine light flashing!
Could be fuel injection also...
get your car back to stock and take it in.
I needed a whole new engine! They thought replacing an injector would solve the problem but nope!
get your car back to stock and take it in.
I needed a whole new engine! They thought replacing an injector would solve the problem but nope!
02-04-2006, 05:24 PM
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RE: check engine light flashing!
well the first day i got it, on the way home from the dealership the cel light was flashing then just stood on. The next morning i called up the dealership and they told me to bring it on in, so as soon as i got near my exit to the dealership the damn light turns off! when i got there one of the tech's said it's ok becuase the computer stores the info, all in all they said it could be the coil. Anyway that was a few weeks ago and for the past few days its been acting up [:@]
Burton9104 Date 2/4/2006 3:07:38 AM
"Its the plugs.... Same thing happened to me, was a mixture of bad gas and ocane boost that i had used in the car. Bring it to ford have them check the plugs. Ford told me to f*ck off seein as though they knew the car was modified. I had to order and purchase the plugs myself, 120 bucks later... car runs like a dream... "
Also my gas gauge is been going retarded (floating) what do you mean "bad" gas? was it really old or was the octane too low? ive been using 87 oct. is the ok? oh and the car is completly stock. Just curious, when i hit 6k rpms the car jerks and wont let it go any further that is just a rev limiter and not a miss-fire right? [&:]
Burton9104 Date 2/4/2006 3:07:38 AM
"Its the plugs.... Same thing happened to me, was a mixture of bad gas and ocane boost that i had used in the car. Bring it to ford have them check the plugs. Ford told me to f*ck off seein as though they knew the car was modified. I had to order and purchase the plugs myself, 120 bucks later... car runs like a dream... "
Also my gas gauge is been going retarded (floating) what do you mean "bad" gas? was it really old or was the octane too low? ive been using 87 oct. is the ok? oh and the car is completly stock. Just curious, when i hit 6k rpms the car jerks and wont let it go any further that is just a rev limiter and not a miss-fire right? [&:]