check engine light?!?!?

[Lucky 76 5]

for some reason my check engine light came on today while driving to work. i think there is something in my system to blame as i just installed it a couple days ago. last time it came on the negative terminal came off the battery so i put it back on and the check engine light went off. now it is back on and i looked and the negative terminal is securely connected. the engine seems to be a little sluggish now as well. what could it be?

Edited July 6, 2009 by Lucky 76

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

I know this kinda sounds stupid, but check your gas cap. Alot of people think something is messed up with their car when really they never tighten up their gas cap enough causing the check engine light to turn on.

[Lucky 76 5]

u know what?!?!?!!? that might be it!!! i remember it said something about checking the gas cap when the car was just turned on and not running and i just pressed reset. i have had that problem before also. hopefully that works!!!! thanks

[dtcharneski 0]

take it to an autozone, murrays, o'reilys ect. Have them hook it up to the obd tool, its free. they will give you the codes that caused the engine light to come. google those code numbers and then you'll know the prob.

Edited July 6, 2009 by dtcharneski

[Lucky 76 5]

k thanks ... hopefully it is just the gas cap and i wont have to take it n e where

[KU40 173]

Moved to automotive section

[Tirefryr 1,742]

GAs cap issue won't cause the sluggish symptom though. Get the code ran.