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indy4192
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Sep 23, 2009, 7:17 AM

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Why do engine lights turn off?	Sign In

If your engine light comes on shouldn't it stay on until the problem is fixed? Mine came on a week ago Sat and the code said my No. 1 cylinder is misfiring. I am taking it in this Sat to be looked at. I have done nothing to it since the light came on. Since it came on it has stayed on. Now this morning I get in, start the car and the light is no longer on. What is up?

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Sep 23, 2009, 7:47 AM

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That means nothing at all. Some lights stay on and some don't. They still retain the code in memory. Some will shut off if the problem doesn't repeat itself for a certain number of starts but that could just mean that the system where the problem occurred hasn't been active to set a code.

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indy4192
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Sep 23, 2009, 7:53 AM

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Thanks, it's just wierd to me, I would figure that since mine deals with a misfire it would stay lit, but I guess not. Hope to figure out this weekend where that misfiring is occuring.

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