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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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Yes the check engine light is on, the o2 sensor wire broke.

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Iheartcheese lemmy.world Iheartcheese@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-17
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Jesus Christ man learn how to work a car. You need to put tape over that check engine light.

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psx_crab lemmy.zip psx_crab@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-01-11
#3 · Quote Reply

check engine light on

open hood

"Yep, engine still there"

engine checked

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-09
#4 · Quote Reply

Yo is your engine running?

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bandwidthcrisis lemmy.world bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Jesus Christ man learn how to work a car. You need to put tape over that check engine light.

If you wait long enough you can sometimes win the battle is wills and it goes out, meaning that the problem has fixed itself. Or that the bulb also now needs repairing.

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ThePowerOfGeek lemmy.world ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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To anyone out there's who isn't aware, do not take your car to a dealership or auto shop with no idea why the check engine light is on. Instead used a Fixd diagnostic device or something similar to get more details. At least that way you are arming yourself with information and are less likely to be ripped off.

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Schmuppes lemmy.today Schmuppes@lemmy.today
Joined: 2024-08-23
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themaninblack lemmy.world themaninblack@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-10
#8 · Quote Reply

Humble brag toyota

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Victor lemmy.world victorz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-14
#9 · Quote Reply

check engine light on open hood "Yep, engine still there" engine checked

TIL 🙏

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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Oh yes. Had literally just happened. I'll swap it out soon.

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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To anyone out there's who isn't aware, do not take your car to a dealership or auto shop with no idea why the check engine light is on. Instead used a Fixd diagnostic device or something similar to get more details. At least that way you are arming yourself with information and are less likely to be ripped off.

Even better, get the 15 dollar Bluetooth odb2 reader and the Torque app for another 5. Tells you not only codes but all kinds of neat data.

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
#12 · Quote Reply

Humble brag toyota

Not this baby, Jeep ZJ, and not even the 4.0

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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Yo is your engine running?

Nah caught it just short of the gate

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ByteJunk lemmy.world ByteJunk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

Oh yes. Had literally just happened. I'll swap it out soon.

Narrator: he never replaced that O2 sensor, but the catalytic converter never suffered any direct consequences either, despite all the dire warnings from Lemmy, since the thief who stole it kept it safe from any unburned exhaust gases.

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ByteJunk lemmy.world ByteJunk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Why does your car have MPH and km/h? Is it Canadian? Sounds like the only place where things are almost normal, but then there's these glaring reminders that they have a deranged southern neighbour.

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chatokun lemmy.dbzer0.com chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-08-16
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Why does your car have MPH and km/h? Is it Canadian? Sounds like the only place where things are almost normal, but then there's these glaring reminders that they have a deranged southern neighbour.

Most of my cars in the US have had them. Digital ones you can choose the unit. I've always driven Japanese cars, but I've seen it in rentals also.

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-09
#17 · Quote Reply

Nah caught it just short of the gate

Good job dudeski!

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ByteJunk lemmy.world ByteJunk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Most of my cars in the US have had them. Digital ones you can choose the unit. I've always driven Japanese cars, but I've seen it in rentals also.

TIL, thank you. Never thought American cars would have km/h, maybe there's hope yet.

/s we're all doomed, it's fine

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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TIL, thank you. Never thought American cars would have km/h, maybe there's hope yet. /s we're all doomed, it's fine

It's because they are also sold in Canada and Mexico

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kalpol lemmy.ca kalpol@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-05
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Narrator: he never replaced that O2 sensor, but the catalytic converter never suffered any direct consequences either, despite all the dire warnings from Lemmy, since the thief who stole it kept it safe from any unburned exhaust gases.

Jeep, the converter is probably just fiberglass and wasp nests

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Captain Aggravated sh.itjust.works captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-20
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TIL, thank you. Never thought American cars would have km/h, maybe there's hope yet. /s we're all doomed, it's fine

I've never driven an American market car whose speedometer was only in miles.

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