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    mirandycc Posts: 70, Reputation: 7
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    Feb 20, 2008, 09:18 AM
    Check engine light
    I bought a 99 Ford Windstar yesterday, and today the check engine light came on. The oil and transmission fluid are fine, I took it to auto zone, and they put it on some machine that is supposed to tell you a code to see what is wrong, but it didn't show anything... what to do now?
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    Feb 20, 2008, 11:34 AM
    1) Engine oil and trans fluid do not make a MIL light come on.
    2) Don't go to Auto Zone; all they have is a generic code scanner which gives you an idea as to what's wrong, but won't always tell you exactly what it is.

    Drive it for 2-3 days and see if it shuts off. If not, take it to a real mechanic and have them do a computer test with an actual diagnostic computer, not a handheld scanner like AutoZone. It could be something as simple as a loose gas cap.
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    Feb 20, 2008, 11:54 AM
    I thought it might be the fuel injectors, so I put some fuel injector cleaner in it and the check engine light went off, thak you for the reply. When I get home I am going to put some sea foam in the intake valves, to clean it out
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    Feb 21, 2008, 05:07 AM
    Was the gas cap loose? Was it really a EVAP code hiding...
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    Feb 21, 2008, 07:10 AM
    I do not know what was wrong with it honestly, but the fuel injector cleaner made the light go off. I cleaned the injectors last night with sea foam, and the van runs 100% better now. Thank you for the reply.:) ;) :rolleyes:
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    Feb 21, 2008, 07:51 AM
    Was just curious.
    These are notorious for PO1481 evap code. Since you added the FI cleaner you had to have the gas cap off.

    All is well then.
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    Feb 21, 2008, 07:54 AM
    Yeah... all is good. Thank you.
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