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Old 01-20-2012, 05:49 AM
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Guess My CEL Issue - Prize Included!

Last night I was idling the engine in neutral for about 5-10 minutes as I was wrastlin' with installing a Kuda mount for my iPhone. All of a sudden, the check engine light came on (dash and tach), the engine started seriously laboring, and then finally crashed.

I was able to get it started again, and it seemed to drive reasonably well last night and this morning.

The "Service" indication turns on when I start the car, and the CEL light shows up momentarily on the dash (but not the tach?), although that might be because I already have a rear fog light warning there.

So: I'm bring it to the dealer tomorrow to see what's up. If you guess correctly, I'll include you in my signature forever. Considering I only have about 3 posts, it's a very prestigious honor!
 

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Since it happened while idling i'm going with Bad gas.
 
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Old 01-20-2012, 06:09 AM
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High pressure fuel pump
 
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Old 01-21-2012, 02:56 PM
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High pressure fuel pump
We have a winner! Just updated my sig.
 
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Old 01-21-2012, 03:17 PM
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Since it happened while idling i'm going with Bad gas.
Unrelated to lactose intolerance, of course...

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Old 01-21-2012, 07:34 PM
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Yeah, that was a pretty easy one. Luckily you were at home when it happened, most are broken down.
 
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