Does it burn you up when you driving along in your car and the check engine light come on for some reason. Next you take it to a autoshop or dealership they can't find a problem with your vehicle but, to turn off the check engine light will cost you $75 to $100 dollars to fix. Hi, I going to show you a way to save you money and fix your check engine light.

Note: when your check engine light come on there's a problem with your vehicle (Rule 101) and depending on the type of person you are, if you want to make repairs or not to that vehicle. I am a cheap person so I do all mey repairs myself. But you don't have to be cheap to still save money. Well, the check engine light is your car's way of telling you something wrong with me, FIX ME!! But, a check engine light can't tell exactlly what up? You need to find a way to talk to your car.

The tools you need to talk to your car is a Repair Manual and a Scantool or Code reader. Now, if you don't have a Repair Manual then your just shooting your self in the foot. Most cars and trucks you buy new come with some type of Repair Manual. It's just a book that will help you do repairs and maintance on your vehicle but , if you bought your car used like me and it didn't come with a Repair Manual. There's hope for you, you can go to any Auto store in your area to buy one. If your cheap like me I would hit the book stores like Half Price Books but, they do sell then at AutoZone, CarParts, etc also can get them onlline. Also, the books come in diffent type most popular are the Chilton and Haynes Repair Manuals and they come for most all vehicles.

Now, you got your Repair Manual you need a Scantool or Code Reader. What's a Scantool or Code Reader? These are tools that help you talk to your vehicle. They come in different ? style, brands and have different codes. What are codes? Codes are the alph / numeric letters and or numbers you will find when you hook up the Scantool or Code Reader to your vehicle. Each code corresponds to a problem with your vehicle like PO403 could mean your Oxygen sensor malfunction. Some devices could just tell you out right what's wrong with your vehicle. The best thing I like with this ideal and you will like it too, is you don't have to buy this tool. Now, you just probably fallen out of your chair. I don't have to pay for this tool?? How??? I like this I deal. I found out you can rent these tools for free from Auto Stores. Yes, you just drive to a Auto store like Auto-Zone or Car-Parts and tell then you want to check your cars check engine light. They have all the tools for the Scantool or Code Reader like the hook-up cables and connections. Just give them the make and model of your car and or truck, plus some places may ask for a driver license just to make sure you bring back there tools. You hook up the Scantool or Code Reader to your vehicle, follow the instructions the device give for your model type vehicle, write down the code the device gives and look that code up in your Repair Manual. Is that great or What!!!, and Oh, by the way give back the Auto Shop their Scantool or Code Reader. That's it...

Now what, Well you got the code or codes, you could have more then one. But you know what's wrong with your car. And that is saving you money. Now, you can comparative shop at different auto shops, mechanics or dealerships for the best prices on repairs. You can get the best deals which will save you money. Also, if you don't have any problem with your vehicle. That darn light just come on from time to time. You can used that same Scantool or Code Reader to turn-off that light. Just remember, do repair first before you turn off the check engine light with the Scantool or Code Reader, because if you don't that darn check engine light will just come back on. Used the Repair Manual to find the code or you can find the code online too. Also, special note: the code must corresponds to the type of device you used, so don't mix-up your codes.

Also, Scantool and or Code reader may not work on late model vehicle but, you can find that info from the Auto Store you get the Scantool or Coder Reader. Well, I hope my tips was helpful and I save you money.

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