my service engine soon light came on recently, any idea what could cause this?
the car gets frequent oil changes every 3k, the last time the tune up was done was in 2006. car has 178,000 miles and i havnt done anything.

please help

thanks

 

Take the car to any autozone , they will check it for free...

or

Have an OBD II scanner and do it yourself,more than easy to do..search how to

or

Perform the screw methode ,easy...search how....

Come back with the results (codes)...

 

Are you serious? You've been here for 5 years and you post something like this?



Let me clue you in on the forum guidelines:
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...ing-forum.html

 

Mine stays on all the time, I have know I deal why though.

 

FTFY.




Have you given a thought to actually, I don't know, checking for codes? I know it's not the most intuitive thing (as opposed to, say, just doing nothing about it), but it's worth a shot.

 

just asked for help...
wanted to know the quickest way to solve this problem....
just because im a member for 5 years doesnt mean im a professional mechanic.

if you have the page on how to solve this problem, pls send it to me as i could not find it.

thanks

 

The quickest way is to pull the codes, and find out what the problem actually is.

We can't solve anything without the codes. Well, that's not true; you could pull the bulb out for the CEL, then you wouldn't have to see it anymore.

You don't need to be a 'professional mechanic', all you need is be able to read, and have a screwdriver.

Did you look in the stickies? It's aptly named:
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...first-cel.html

 

It's impossible for us to help you figure out what your problem is without knowing what the codes and symptoms are. Find the code(s), then go from there.

Read here on how to get codes:
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...first-cel.html

 

Beat me to it.

 

pmohr,
thanks for the support, i think i can handle this and get the code, but as for fixing it once i know...i dont think i will temp it as im not good with fixing cars. will ask you guys for more help soon.

 

that is a pretty pitiful attitude. "i dont know what it is but...I probably can't fix it".

 

If you don't plan on fixing it just take it to a shop. They will scan the code diagnose the problem and fix it. However, some problems can be as simple as reading a how to, turning a wrench, and popping in a new part or sensor.

 

http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecudecoder.html

check it out for codes

 

That decoder == fail.

 

y?

 

UNDEFINED

 

my service engine light came on and then my motor blew up. It'll probably happen to you too.

 

 

1)autozone/scan
2)forums/read stickies fault indicator
3)fix/or ignore
4)happy maxima owner

 

teh lawk...