my check engine light is flashing on and off. what does that mean?

Asked by brandy1981 Mar 09, 2010 at 07:55 PM about the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my car as been acting funny it acts like it wants to cut off but it doesnt and my check engine light flash on and off i just got a rebuild transmission put in a few days ago

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Jaime answered 14 years ago

take it to inspection, they probably just need to reset the computer... they act funny if they disconnect them and connect them again. probably they disconnect a sensor when they swap the tranny

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Derek answered 14 years ago

if its flashing it means catalitic damage is possible, u probely have a cylinder not firing.

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Michael answered 14 years ago

It could be anything, but i would go to a place that can plug in the obd2 reader (little computer that is pluged in to the car to run diagnostics) so that you know what code the car is throwing.

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