How To Clear Cummins Fault Codes (With And Without A Scanner)

The Check Engine light may indicate a serious issue with your Cummins diesel engine. Here's how to check and clear the fault ...
SlashGear

3 Ways To Identify Check Engine Light Codes Without A Scanner

Onboard diagnostics (OBD) systems have been around since the 1980s and were developed to help limit harmful automotive exhaust emissions. Between 1988 and 1995, U.S.-built vehicles came with what's ...
SlashGear

P0171 Engine Code: What It Means & What You Should Do To Fix It

That Check Engine light can mean so many different things, as can any noticeable difference in your car's performance or weird sounds. Fortunately, there are ways to narrow down the problem using ...
NerdWallet

Don’t Ignore Your Check Engine Light: How to Handle It

The check engine light means one of your car’s systems is malfunctioning. If it’s flashing, pull over as soon as you safely can. If it’s steady, follow these simple steps. Many, or all, of the ...
Popular Mechanics

What Your Check Engine Light Means and What To Do About It

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Your Check Engine light is shining like a beacon of bad news. What's going on? The ...
24/7 Wall St

20 Most Common Problems Behind a Check Engine Light

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Car owners are familiar with that dreaded feeling when ...
Seattle Times

Five most likely reasons your check engine light just lit up

Americans are holding onto their vehicles longer than ever, with the average age of a car in 2020 rising to a record 12.1 years, according to data from IHS Markit. But if you own a car for long enough ...
Consumer Reports

What Does the Check Engine Light Look Like, and What Does It Mean?

You’re driving along in your car or truck and suddenly a yellow light illuminates on your dash telling you to check or service your engine. If you’re like most car owners, you have little idea about ...
Digital Trends

Is your check engine light on? Here are 10 possible reasons why

While your car can’t talk, it communicates with you using chimes, icons, and messages. One icon that you should never ignore is the check engine light. It turns on when the car’s onboard computer ...
Forbes

Here Are The Most Common ‘Check Engine’ Problems And What They’ll Cost To Fix

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. You’ll usually know when it’s time to take your car, truck or sport-utility ...
The Spokesman-Review

Check engine light remedies

Check engine light lit? Ignoring it or covering it with electrical tape is not an advisable course of action. Since computers began running and monitoring vehicle systems in the early 1980s, the ...