"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-8A3FC1.13581527012004@news.usenetserver.com...
> In article <a88d10tf8s1m8ksuinmsqacusonsg36plu@4ax.com>,
> Nick <npolite@NOSPAMMONKEYS.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It's amazing how few people read the inportant information that each
> > manual contains for the simplest of issues.
>
> Especially after they've spent $25,000 for the car. But no, they'd
> rather come to the Usenet and be spoon-fed.
>
> That light means TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT drive
> it; have it towed. Only the dealership can make that light go out;
> anyone else will likely disable the car, requiring a new engine to solve
> the problem.


I can't tell you about a BLINKING light, but as for the 'check engine light'
coming on, my 04CRV manual says the light can come on due to the gas cap not
being insufficiently tightened. Furthermore it proceeds to say that it can
take up to three days for the service engine light to turn off once the
situation has been corrected.

How to decide whether to wait 3 days or not.... is beyond me...
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