ace47

hi guys

my car had been sitting in the garage for 3 weeks without driven, so when i came back, the battery died. so i hooked my car with another and jump started it. my friend and i drove for more than 1 hour and it was running well.

today when i about to start the car, i forget he left the first gear in, so i stalled the car.

then i see the check engine light is on.

any one know why this is happening?

thanks guys

Eluded

did you pull the code?

lilazngrl4o8

Pulling the code is your best bet. It'll tell you what the error code is and narrows down the troubleshooting. Otherwise, it's like everyone trying to shoot a target in the dark.

ics2ks

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ace47

i've been busy these days, and today when i turned my car , CEL is off.
i drove it for a while and it was normal.

so i guess the car is fine now?

bAyaSsaSsiNs

The car should be fine, ecu probably detect a misfire when you stalled out so it stored a temporary code..

ace47

ok, thanks guys. =]

pitreracing

I think after 3 complete cycles of dead cold to operating temperature if the ECU doesn't see whatever fault caused the CEL to light up it will turn the light off. Might still be worth checking into the code to be sure. Could be an issue if you have a smog check coming up as it will still have the fault code stored.