Check Engine light
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Check Engine light
Hi y,all. I have a 2000 F-150, 4X4 with a 4.2 V6. Today while my wife was driving it the check engine light came on. Oil pressure is good, no over heat, nothing noticable. I just crossed 52,000 miles. On some other vehicles I have owned the CE light came on at mileage "markers" in the system. Could this be one of those? Thanks for the help!! Ed.
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Was the trucks fuel tank just filled? If so, was the cap on correctly? Double check this, as this is one of the most common causes of triggering the CEL. I would also recommend looking for one of those cheapo code readers on Ebay. I bought one for $50 a while back, and it paid for itself the first time I used it. I had to use it again yesterday after fixing a broken elbow on the line to the evaporative canister on the Crown Vic. Mine automatically resets the computer after extracting the codes.
