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Old 07-02-2003, 12:44 PM
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I washed my car and after the car started to misfire. I think one of the coil wires got wet, although I had covered them. The problem goes away once the car warms up, and I think it is altogether gone now but the damn light won't go off.
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It stays on if it's holding a code. In your case, it is
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If it is holding a code, does that necessarily mean that there is still a problem somewhere?
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Default On some codes you have to go thru a number of cycles before the code clears.

Startup, warmup, 4000 rpm etc. I've had codes that clear immeadiately and some that have lasted a week.
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Thank you. It cleared this evening after some hwy driving.
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