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Old 04-30-2001, 05:38 PM
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sorry for asking this....i have a 98 gle and my "service engine soon" light came on while driving to school. so here's my dumbass question....does my car have a "service engine soon" AND a "check engine light"...or are these the same lights with just different "sayings" for different year maxes?

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Old 04-30-2001, 05:42 PM
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Same, and before you ask, you can get the trouble code yourself. Follow this link and report back to the .org to find out what it means. vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html
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Old 04-30-2001, 05:44 PM
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same thing

Originally posted by sachin98max
sorry for asking this....i have a 98 gle and my "service engine soon" light came on while driving to school. so here's my dumbass question....does my car have a "service engine soon" AND a "check engine light"...or are these the same lights with just different "sayings" for different year maxes?

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one light indicates emission problem or you left the gas cap off
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Old 04-30-2001, 06:20 PM
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Re: same thing

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one light indicates emission problem or you left the gas cap off
It can indicate MANY MANY more things than just emissions issues...That's why there are so many different codes.
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Old 04-30-2001, 06:57 PM
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thanks for the replies guys....this helps me out a great deal. it's already dark outside, so i'm gonna check the code tomorrow and post it tomorrow. im already guessing it's some type of emissions problem since my hi-flo cat went bad....and when i went to go put my stock back on one of the nuts was bad, so the muffler shop did a half-*** job puttin that hi-flo cat back on (they opted to just keep that one my car instead of my stock..not sure why), but i already ordered a replacement under warranty so im just waiting on that...im hoping it's just the catalytic causing this light. anyways, thanks guys for your replies and help.

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