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EVERY TWO YEARS INORDER TO GET OUR 1996 MERCURY COUGAR ...

Sent to Car Experts May 28 2008 at 4:10 PM
   

EVERY TWO YEARS INORDER TO GET OUR 1996 MERCURY COUGAR SMOGGED, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE LAST MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL CONTROL SWITCH HE FIXED IT AND THEN IT PASSED THE TEST, BUT THEN IT IS ON AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS, AND STAYS THERE TILL WE HAVE TO HAVE SMOGED AGAIN.THIS IS THIRD TIME WE HAVE HAD TO DO THIS.

 

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1996 Mercury cougar v8

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change fuel swith then it passes and ligt back on in a few days and stays on

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Status:  Closed   Value: $15
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May 28 2008 at 4:14 PM (3 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
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Hello and thank you for choosing Just Answer.

The fact that the light comes on indicates that the computer has stored a faulty code. When the mechanic fixed the problem and turned off the light, the light may have come on for a different reason.

I would suggest that you have the code scanned and fix to problem to permanently turn the light off. If you take the car to Autozone they can scan the code for you at no charge. They will give you the code along with a definition of the code.



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