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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / April 2006Service Engine Light
I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. Yesterday I found out I have to travel to Mississippi from Illinois on Friday. Yesterday the "Service Engine" light came on. Perfect timing! I can't get the car into the dealer and the few mechanics around here that work on "foreign cars" can't look at it until Friday or Monday. Can I drive the car without damaging anything? I will be gone, and driving the car for 2 - 3 weeks until I get back to Illinois. > I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all > it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Can I drive the car without damaging anything? I will be gone, and > driving the car for 2 - 3 weeks until I get back to Illinois. As long as it's not flashing you should be fine. >> I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has >> all it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> > As long as it's not flashing you should be fine. ... but you may as well do the obvious, like check oil level! Andy >>> I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has >>> all it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Andy I check ALL the fluid levels religiously. Quick way to the junk yard is to make sure your oil, trans fluid, coolant or brake fluid is low! Every time I gas up I check oil, trans and brake fluid levels. I'm one of those people who get strange looks from other drivers who just put gas in their cars and go. I've even been asked a few times, "Why are you fooling around with your motor?" DUH!!! Oil gets changed every 3 months or 3K, what ever comes first, trans fluid every 12K, brake fluid replaced every 24K, coolant replaced and cooling system back flushed every year. I might be a bit "anal" with this stuff but my cars run like a top, don't burn a drop of oil or leak any fluids. I was just concerned about the "Service Engine" light coming on since it's never gone on since I bought the car new back in 91. Long as I know it's not going to damage anything I won't worry about it. What's the difference if it's flashing or not? > I check ALL the fluid levels religiously. Quick way to the junk yard is > to make sure your oil, trans fluid, coolant or brake fluid is low! Every [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > it's not going to damage anything I won't worry about it. What's the > difference if it's flashing or not? Not a clue! It's obvious you look after your car. I had no idea of that at the time I wrote. Sorry I can't help further. Andy >> I check ALL the fluid levels religiously. Quick way to the junk >> yard is to make sure your oil, trans fluid, coolant or brake fluid is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> as I know it's not going to damage anything I won't worry about it. >> What's the difference if it's flashing or not? i think if it is flashing, the cat is bad...not absolutely sure tho Make sure that the gas cap is on tight. Check the fluid levels, and add or change as necessary. Change the gas filter, and air filter. Disconnect the battery for about 1 minute, and reconnect it to reset the computer. If the light still comes on, then the car will need the proper diagnostics, because there is most likely something wrong.  SignatureJANA _____ I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. Yesterday I found out I have to travel to Mississippi from Illinois on Friday. Yesterday the "Service Engine" light came on. Perfect timing! I can't get the car into the dealer and the few mechanics around here that work on "foreign cars" can't look at it until Friday or Monday. Can I drive the car without damaging anything? I will be gone, and driving the car for 2 - 3 weeks until I get back to Illinois. > I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all > it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Can I drive the car without damaging anything? I will be gone, and > driving the car for 2 - 3 weeks until I get back to Illinois. Take it to Autozone. As the counter person to check the code. They will read it for free and tell you what the problem is. If it's just your gas cap, they will turn off the light for you. On 2/13/06 10:08 PM, in article 1139890086.461803.134350@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "nfisherman" <brianmartin61@yahoo.com> wrote: >> I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all >> it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > will read it for free and tell you what the problem is. If it's just > your gas cap, they will turn off the light for you. '91 is not OBD-II. That comes in in 95-96 for most cars. Unlikely AutoZone will be able to read it. >>I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all >>it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > will read it for free and tell you what the problem is. If it's just > your gas cap, they will turn off the light for you. the local jobbers here in ct dont have obd1 readers and dont know how to pull the code amnually either :) >>>I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all >>>it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >the local jobbers here in ct dont have obd1 readers and dont know how to >pull the code amnually either :) is the light orange/yellow or red? If it's not red, don't worry about it. Just get it checked when you get back. The yellow light just means something in your emissions system isn't playing nice. If it's RED, STOP DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR. You risk serious, possibly irrepairable, damage to your engine. Also, a code reader will NOT tell you what is wrong. It will only tell you what is *affected*. It still takes a good technician to troubleshoot the problem. If it's yellow, just about any full service station can run the code for you. But like I said, if it's yellow (or orange in some cars), the world isn't going to end if you drive the car with the light on. >>>>I have a 91 Altima with 120K on the odometer. It runs great and has all >>>>it's factory recommended services done over the years I've owned it. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > for you. But like I said, if it's yellow (or orange in some cars), > the world isn't going to end if you drive the car with the light on. Don't worry about it. If you were low on oil - the dash would tell you -ditto for the brakes and overheat. If a sensor or module went bad, the computer puts the system in "failsafe", which will keep your car healthy. I have been driving with a service lite for six months--runs the same as it ever did-Great. |
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