vehicle help!! please!!

[fasterblaster09]

well my check engine light was on, so i brought it to autozone, said it was low coolant, but it wasn't. they said to unhook battery for about 30 minutes, and i did. well it went off, so about after 30 minutes of driving, it came right back on. im stumped, any ideas??

thanks, neil

[RaptorRacer45]

Low Coolent triggering a CEL!?....LMAO!

Sorry but you need to make an appointment or just stop into a certified Repair shop/ dealership that can acctually help you with you vehicle, AutoZone is for exhaust tips and spray paint, not diagnostics................get an honest reading of your codes and go from there

[JJs450r]

some times the gas cap will bring a check engine light on when the seal goes bad try replacing it

[Snowskidr]

what kind of vehicle is it?

[fasterblaster09]

as funny as it may sound to you, yes. they hooked it up on their little computer thing, idk the name of it.

it is a 96' spyder eclipse

[Honda TRX250ex]

check for coolent leaks, how hot is the engine getting?

[Rich250RRacer]

Is it a GM vehicle? It's fairly common for the coolant level sensor to malfunction, especially if it's in the reservoir bottle. Also, the radiator mounted sensors are known to give false readings too.

[fasterblaster09]

the engine doesn't get hot at all, it runs perfectly fine. i'll have it checked it.

btw one more problem---- the past few weeks, its been pretty chilly, and the more chilly it is and the longer it sits, its a b*tch to start. (i just bought the car a month ago). but yesterday it was really hot out, and it started right up. any ideas??

[mineralgrey01gt]

I use to work at autozone. I will NEVER in my life even think about buying another part from that place. Numerous times I had to go outside with customers and run the machine through the car again. Id bring it somewheres else ( a reputable shop) and ask them to diagnostic it again to see whats up with it.

[underpowered]

is it low coolant level, or low coolant temp?


i would guess low coolant temp maybe. what temp does it run at?

may be a bad sensor, or a stuck T-stat.