WingBender
CEG'er
The other day my neighbor and I were riding in his '97 Accord to go see a basketball game. The topic of our respective cars came up.
His Accord has 206k miles on the odo. He says he has done all the basic maintenance required, including replacing the timing belt, but sometimes lets the oil changes go a little long. The only real repair he's had to have done was the AC compressor. Everything else was normal wear-and-tear.
I told him about my '96 Contour. With 95k on the clock, it has had the catalyst replaced, the starter replaced, the water pump replaced (twice), the O2 sensors replaced, and probably a few other things that I've forgotten.
I then noted that having the Check Engine Light on is a fact of life with my car. Right at that moment, the CEL in his Accord illuminated! He looked confused for a moment, then asked, "Does this mean I have to pull over?" I said no, just ignore it, it's telling you the computer logged a fault code. Then I asked, "Has the CEL ever gone on in this car before?" He said, "No. This is the first time."
Eerie. The Curse of the Contour lives!
His Accord has 206k miles on the odo. He says he has done all the basic maintenance required, including replacing the timing belt, but sometimes lets the oil changes go a little long. The only real repair he's had to have done was the AC compressor. Everything else was normal wear-and-tear.
I told him about my '96 Contour. With 95k on the clock, it has had the catalyst replaced, the starter replaced, the water pump replaced (twice), the O2 sensors replaced, and probably a few other things that I've forgotten.
I then noted that having the Check Engine Light on is a fact of life with my car. Right at that moment, the CEL in his Accord illuminated! He looked confused for a moment, then asked, "Does this mean I have to pull over?" I said no, just ignore it, it's telling you the computer logged a fault code. Then I asked, "Has the CEL ever gone on in this car before?" He said, "No. This is the first time."
Eerie. The Curse of the Contour lives!
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