View Full Version : Check Engine Light Flashing
XRTONY
12-12-2006, 12:23 PM
Anyone have this problem before? I brought it into the shop today.
jrak123
12-12-2006, 12:25 PM
it's a missfire. could be a bad plug wire, bad injector or injector plug, bad sparkplug, bad coil, bad crank trigger, or bad cam trigger. Gotta know what the code is man.
XRTONY
12-12-2006, 02:24 PM
Bad plugs. Thanks!
jrak123
12-12-2006, 02:24 PM
anytime.
MaverickFlyer
12-12-2006, 05:31 PM
Yep, I had that with bad wires.
Bigoudi
12-12-2006, 05:42 PM
Yep, I had that with bad wires.
Same here... Mine were brand new too :mad:
Greg
doogo99
12-13-2006, 02:24 AM
mine does that sometimes, now i know what to check.
DEVIOUSDEV
12-13-2006, 03:48 AM
First thing you should always do when that light flashes, is Check and see if the Engine is still there.
I neglected to do this, and have been paying the price ever since...
XRTONY
12-13-2006, 10:14 AM
Good point.
If you don't already know, don't use Bosch Plugs and Wires. Mine had 13-14K on them and made the car misfire in the 3rd cylinder. :banghead:
jrak123
12-13-2006, 10:16 AM
yeah, most all of us know that and preach it quite often to sick with either Motorcraft or autolite plugs and Motorcraft Wires
LostRacer
12-13-2006, 11:20 AM
:wiggle:
UserDrew
12-13-2006, 01:04 PM
the best way to stop a check engine light is to disconnect it, then it never comes on.
XRTONY
12-13-2006, 07:01 PM
Or a Mil Eliminator like I have on my ZX2.
LostRacer
12-13-2006, 07:07 PM
Or a Mil Eliminator like I have on my ZX2.
depends on the problem :)
MaverickFlyer
12-13-2006, 08:51 PM
I know some people had problems with the Ford Racing Wires, but I haven't had a problem with mine.
BigBalledOX
12-13-2006, 08:53 PM
A lot of people have had problems with 'em . . . I'd say you're the exception to the rule Mav.
NorCalCoug
12-14-2006, 06:16 AM
No problems with mine on the 'tour. Nor with my Vitek wires on the Cougar.
nene06
02-06-2007, 02:45 AM
Can a misfire be the only reason a CEL is on? Because my CEL is always on and sometimes I catch it flashing. I didn't know that it was because a misfire until now.. But CEL always on plus the flashing...that just means I have more than one problem??? =/ And sorry for bringing back an old thread, but had to get a conversation going somewhere in these threads. :)
nene06
02-06-2007, 02:47 AM
the best way to stop a check engine light is to disconnect it, then it never comes on.
Yea...the person who sold me my cougar..did that lol..and disconnected an ac hose..so I was without ac for a while until it was reconnected and the bulb was replaced...and then the CEL came on :) lol...
LostRacer
02-06-2007, 08:48 AM
Can a misfire be the only reason a CEL is on? Because my CEL is always on and sometimes I catch it flashing. I didn't know that it was because a misfire until now.. But CEL always on plus the flashing...that just means I have more than one problem??? =/ And sorry for bringing back an old thread, but had to get a conversation going somewhere in these threads. :)
Multiple problems.:eek: Get that cat checked out asap!
UserDrew
02-08-2007, 02:41 AM
Yea...the person who sold me my cougar..did that lol..and disconnected an ac hose..so I was without ac for a while until it was reconnected and the bulb was replaced...and then the CEL came on :) lol...
Now that is just ****ed up.
Can a misfire be the only reason a CEL is on? Because my CEL is always on and sometimes I catch it flashing. I didn't know that it was because a misfire until now.. But CEL always on plus the flashing...that just means I have more than one problem??? =/ And sorry for bringing back an old thread, but had to get a conversation going somewhere in these threads. :)
Hook it up to an OBDII and run the codes. A dead giveaway to a a cylinder not combusting or misfiring is that when you hit the gas you get a telltale "kick" as you move forward. The car will seem to lurch in a sense but in shorter quicker jumps.
nene06
02-08-2007, 09:37 PM
Yea I think my car does that..I gotta get that checked out..and usually when I hit about 40mph i feel the whole front shake all dumb..kinda embarrasing lol..But I know that's a problem too.. is that because of a misfire too?
UserDrew
02-09-2007, 02:39 AM
Yea I think my car does that..I gotta get that checked out..and usually when I hit about 40mph i feel the whole front shake all dumb..kinda embarrasing lol..But I know that's a problem too.. is that because of a misfire too?
Typically that is the symptom of a misfire and is usually more noticeable depending on how much throttle you are giving it.