Subaru: Flashing CEL on '98 Ltd OBW w/Auto, Is this a common problem?

A flashing cel is not a good thing. The cel is a diagnostic tool and is
trying to tell you something. These do come on when there is a problem OR
sometimes when there is not. Most Subarus I have owned the light is
solid...check the owners manual and see what a flashing light means.
Sometimes you have to work at the problem to fix it, may take a couple trips
to your mechanic but it can ALWAYS be fixed. I would be worried that it has
not been fixed because the repair is too expensive (Catalytic converter?).
What code/codes do they retrieve? If they can't tell you this and provide
an explanation of why it hasn't been fixed I wouldn't even consider it. TG

"Father Guido" <ca> wrote in message
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TG wrote: 

I could be wrong, but I thought a flashing CEL meant stop
the car ASAP and a steady CEL meant fix it when you get
a chance.

If you live in California, you can't pass smog with
a check engine light. I presume that you don't because
it's the seller's job to do the smog check.

In any case, get the trouble code(s) read out and
see what the computer thinks the problem is.

 

WHEN WE PREPARE FOR DEALER INVENTORY A VEHICLE, THERE IS A SET OF GREEN
CONNECTORS, (98 LEGACY MODELS WERE NEAR THE INSIDE FUSEBOX) IF THESE
CONNECTORS ARE TOGETHER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH.

IN ALL OTHER INSTANCES THE LIGHT WILL BE SOLID. IT MAY COME ON AT START-UP
AND THEN SHUT OFF... BUT A CODE WILL BE STORED. IF THERE ARE NO CODES, AND
THE CAR RUNS FINE, GETS 22-27 MPG AND PASSES EMISSIONS, THEN IT MIGHT BE THE
ECM.



"Jim Stewart" <com> wrote in message
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