The engine light of doom

[mrgrim333]

Ok what did I do now...

I went to start my car this morning (at a whopping 2 degrees)...
And it wouldn't turn over... For 10 Mins...

It finally turned over with a fight, and I drove to school, stalling it once at a light.. This has NEVER happened to me before (same with the idle thing)...

I get in my car for lunch, starts right up no problem, but now the check engine light is on (good god man...)

Then while getting lunch, it idled weird and stalled twice.

Coming home, I didn't have any Idle problems or stally problems, but the Check engine light is still on ...

 

[frosho]

What year/transmission is your car?

Pull the codes to see what the light is all about.

http://www.shophoenixproject.com/eec/eec.htm

 

[shocar]

The problem might solve it self after this cold snap leaves. If I don't warm up my 94 mtx, the check engine light may come on. My xterra this morning (6 degrees F )had a brake warning light come on, but it was fine after it warmed up The cold can cause problems sometimes. Pull the code and let us know what you find out.

 

[Bizzy]

The problem might solve it self after this cold snap leaves. If I don't warm up my 94 mtx, the check engine light may come on. My xterra this morning (6 degrees F )had a brake warning light come on, but it was fine after it warmed up The cold can cause problems sometimes. Pull the code and let us know what you find out.

I'll agree with that. Yesterday I went out to my car and started it up, got the low coolant light yet coolant levels were fine, got a CE light (codes were for 02 sensor & trans temp sensor) and I blew a head lamp. I ran the codes later in the day, but later in the day I got zero CE light and eventually my low coolant light went out as well.

mrgrim333, it may or may not have been a fluke with the cold, best to start with the codes to see what's stored and go from there.

 

[jthod]

As for the stalling, I vote reset idle.

 

[JRA2000TL]

Yep the cold will cause problems. My brake lamp on the TL comes on when it is really cold and after driving a few minutes it goes off, and the brake fluid level is fine.

 

[93rev2sev]

I agree with the "its the cold" comments.