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Old 09-18-2014, 10:54 AM
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07 120K miles check engine light

Could use a little advice. I have an 07 SE with about 120,000 miles on it. Runes great but I have not been great about the maintenance that should have been done when at this mileage.

My check engine light just went on and I wanted to try a few things I should have done anyway on my end before I bring it in.

Are there any known common reasons for check engine light coming on for this model/year/mileage? Spark plugs need to be changed for sure. Engine oil/filter/air filter was just changed.

One more thing, if it was a CVT maintenance issue, is there a separate indication? I was told that there would be a visual indication when CVT needed help, but was not told if it was the check engine light or something else.

Many thanks.
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Old 09-18-2014, 09:40 PM
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Why not just pull the code? Much easier and takes the guess out work out.
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Old 09-19-2014, 09:23 AM
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I guess I wanted to look like less of a nub and get some simple **** done before I embarrass myself at a shop getting a code read for something simple maintenance would have taken care of.

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Old 09-19-2014, 05:14 PM
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I use a $40 scan tool I bought on eBay to read codes and reset the CEL.
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Old 09-19-2014, 10:00 PM
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There's at least 100 different codes you could have. Go to an auto parts store and have them read the codes so you have an idea of what to look at.
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Old 09-20-2014, 08:06 AM
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Cool thanks I did not realize that was something they would do at autoparts store.
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