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BajaPantiEP
10-25-2010, 09:39 AM
hey whats up ephatch, i woke up this morning warmed my car up before work and when i turned on my defrost the light that looks like an alternator turned on, is that my check engine light or something else im at work now and didnt have time to look at my owners manual because i was running, my question is what is that light, and what could it be if it that is in fact my alternator, could it be my battery?
ImportCustomx
10-25-2010, 09:41 AM
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtEW3Nc1C21lq7voofE0Weh93wTAo3r r6ET6xDOGD30s19s3I&t=1&usg=__JlJXfN-LUnshPZgWsj1ZK9h04lI=

that is the uh-oh light

in your owners manual it will show you what lights are what on the "instrument panel" part.

http://ml.cache.adverts.ie/8cbaed518a2b0a92f081df90dd1bc40a3b89f2ccaa6163f8d7 72546fd87936bd.jpg

bottom left is engine check engine light (CEL)... battery is the one with the + and - in what looks like a battery.. oil is the lil tea pot pouring oil
BajaPantiEP
10-25-2010, 10:01 AM
yeah im saying uh oh lol thanks alot man, hope its nothing crazy
usedep3
10-25-2010, 11:02 AM
go to an autosupply store and get the code read, that way we can help. did you install any new mods recently?
BajaPantiEP
10-25-2010, 11:26 AM
go to an autosupply store and get the code read, that way we can help. did you install any new mods recently?
No..no new mods i just brought the car a week ago, the previous owner did tell he put in a rsx types cat in, but other than that its stocks ima go to autozone after work and see what it is,
PatrickJamesYu
10-25-2010, 11:37 AM
go to an autosupply store and get the code read, that way we can help. did you install any new mods recently?

At least where I am, the governator passed some law where DIY shops can't read the code for you anymore :/
Autozone, Kragen, O'reillys, etc.
They have to be full trained mechanics to opereate the machinery. (the obd2 scanner thing box)

But shops can do them, like Pepboy's I beleive
usedep3
10-25-2010, 11:52 AM
At least where I am, the governator passed some law where DIY shops can't read the code for you anymore :/
Autozone, Kragen, O'reillys, etc.
They have to be full trained mechanics to opereate the machinery. (the obd2 scanner thing box)

But shops can do them, like Pepboy's I beleive

cali is no joke..
ImportCustomx
10-25-2010, 01:16 PM
yikes... cali is no joke. thats not fair :(

go to one of those shops and get the code read.