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98 Pontiac Grand Prix
I just got a new engine put in and the engine light keeps coming on. The
last time it kept coming on it the shop kept resetting the lite but within 5 weeks the engine blew a hole or rod out it. I just want to avoid the same thing happening to this engine. The cooling system has already been replaced such as: radiator, water pump, hoses, oxygen sensors (both of them. Any suggestions? |
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What lite comes on, pray tell?, if it is the check engine have it scanned
and post back the results, how could we possibly know what " a lite" coming on is? "Tripn" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... >I just got a new engine put in and the engine light keeps coming on. The > last time it kept coming on it the shop kept resetting the lite but within > 5 weeks the engine blew a hole or rod out it. I just want to avoid the > same thing happening to this engine. The cooling system has already been > replaced such as: radiator, water pump, hoses, oxygen sensors (both of > them. Any suggestions? > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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from reading this newsgroup it seems that you may need to hook your car
up to a diagnostic scanner to get the error codes. The mechanic that did your new engine should be able to do it. The codes will tell what the symptoms are. |
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Shep wrote:
> What lite comes on, pray tell?, if it is the check engine have it scanned > and post back the results, how could we possibly know what " a lite" coming > on is? "I just got a new engine put in and the engine light keeps coming on." |
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If you are driving around with the red overheat light on you probably
will be needing a new engine. A new radiator and pump won't help much with no coolant onboard. |
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"check engine lite"
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I just left there and the code is and has always been DTC P0420. THANKS,
LORI |
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I am not driving with the lite on.... thats just it.. I picked it up from
the shop after just getting a new engine and 2 minutes later the "check engine lite" came back on. Thanks, Lori |
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OK, what is the code?
"Tripn" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > "check engine lite" > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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P0420 is catylyst effiicency, which can be caused by too lean a mixture, bad
cat, bad sensors, this code requires extensive diagnosis to pinpoint. "Tripn" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... >I am not driving with the lite on.... thats just it.. I picked it up from > the shop after just getting a new engine and 2 minutes later the "check > engine lite" came back on. > Thanks, Lori > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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