Service Engine Soon Light is on

[SuperNet33]

I have 46678 Miles on my car and the Service Engine Soon light came on..
Seems like the car drives fine but any idea what could be wrong???
Is it ok to drive on until Monday?

I have the best extended warranty for my car so it should be covered ..

Paul do u have any idea?

[Mr.Duck]

lol... steven... anything coulda triggered that light... come out you should ATLEAST know that no one on here can just tell you what it means... you need to get it checked by a computer...

[walec05]

yeah, flux capacitor.......




common steven, how am i supposed to know. anything can trigger that light....from a broken vacc hose to a multiple cylinder misfire....

[Goldtooth]

to a small animal stuck around the crankshaft...eerrrr wait, theres no detectable lines for that one....nvm

[Jaber]

Bad gas cap?

[walec05]

Bad gas cap?

rarely go bad on newer nissans. its probably the vent control valve on the canister, but eh, its a maxima....anything can go wrong.

[SuperNet33]

I took my car to auto zone and the code said it is the cat converter. I have an appt on monday with the dealer.

What does the cat do anyway?

[NIGHTMAREuki]

makes your air breathable

[Kowalski]

makes sure the car eats all the eggs rather than only some of them...

[walec05]

ha go figure...either its the common O2 sensor problem or B1 cat, which is the whole Y-pipe

[csiepka]

rarely go bad on newer nissans. its probably the vent control valve on the canister, but eh, its a maxima....anything can go wrong.


The funny thing is that if you left your gas cap loose after say filling up, your light can go on. Make sure it's tight, there's a certain amount of miles you need to drive before it goes off, i can't remember what it is.

Christine

[walec05]

yeah, thats true. but it wont give a catalist code. it will give a emissions code like. evap system leak or no pressure in evap system....something like that.

[TheMuse]

This is the wierdest thread Ive read to date.

[walec05]

This is the wierdest thread Ive read to date.

why??? with steven its always a suprise....but i wouldnt nominate this for wierdest thread.

[DasTeknoViking]

Probably a VTC code = low on oil = new engine.

[SuperNet33]

I change my oil every 3,500k with full synthetic oil

[TheMuse]

Maybe true. This is the wierdest of recent time.

I guess I figured the founder of CMC would know a touch more about the ole auto-cars.