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> JimV <jv9999@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>Mike M wrote:
>>> 2000 Maxima GXE
>>>
>>> A couple months ago, I started the car and the "Service Engine Soon"
>>> light
>>> stayed lit. A few days later it turned off on its own.
>>>
>>> Same thing happened this week. I was going to take it to Nissan
>>> Service,
>>> but the light shut off on its own.
>>>
>>> To my understanding, once something happens twice in a row, the light
it
>>> supposed to stay lit until reset. If the condition goes away two
starts
>>> in a row, should the light shut off?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>It depends on the code. It's still in memory, You should consider having
>>it read.
>
> flame me over an open fire, with garlic BB sauce, but I think if the
> light is off, then the basic code readers will not show an error code,
> though the dealer could indeed retrieve the fault code history from
> memory.
>
> see if you can get the code read at an Autozone or such, using the
> basic reader when the light is on. Could be something as simple as a
> bad gas cap - though O2 sensors, or ignition coils come to mind as
> common problems with the 2000 maxima.
My CE light was on, the codes were O2 sensor and crank sensor, replaced
the
parts, 3 days later light on again.
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