Have a 2000 Saturn SL. Service engine light's on after Jiffy Lube changed my oil. (Engine Indicator Lights Saturn S-Series Scheduled Maintenance)

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petharia	Have a 2000 Saturn SL. Service engine light's on after Jiffy Lube changed my oil. have 2000 saturn sl, service engine light's on after jiffy lube changed my oil, then after changed again it went out, but a couple days later its back on. sometimes it's not on, then had it reset & right after i drove about 50 miles it came back on. dont have money, so now what? Need to smog.
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zaken1 10/04/08 8:17 pm PST

There may ba a vacuum hose that was disconnected or is leaking. It also might be caused if the EGR valve is clogged or disconnected. It also could be caused by a bad or disconnected exhaust oxygen sensor. If it is not any of those things, I would either try replacing the spark plugs, or take it to an Auto Zone store; so they can do a free scan to identify the trouble code that is triggering the light. That code will only stay in the computer's memory if the battery is not disconnected before the scan is done.

I hope this helps!!!
Joel

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ray80 10/04/08 8:14 pm PST

One of the most common reasons for service emgine soon light is problem with gas cap. Either loose/misaligned/leaky seal. If you have it scanned somewhere at no charge (like auto-zone) it would come back with code that indicates something wrong with evap system.

zaken1 10/04/08 8:17 pm PST

There may ba a vacuum hose that was disconnected or is leaking. It also might be caused if the EGR valve is clogged or disconnected. It also could be caused by a bad or disconnected exhaust oxygen sensor. If it is not any of those things, I would either try replacing the spark plugs, or take it to an Auto Zone store; so they can do a free scan to identify the trouble code that is triggering the light. That code will only stay in the computer's memory if the battery is not disconnected before the scan is done.

I hope this helps!!!
Joel

petharia 10/04/08 8:24 pm PST

thank you sooooo much. I'll look into immediately.

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