Re: Flashing engine light. help asap.
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Originally Posted by Taurus724
For the past week my engine light has been on along with a rough idle. This evening I was stopped at a traffic signal for quite some time when the car started acting like it was going to stall, then the engine light began to flash. This happened before in another Taurus I had. I poured fuel injector cleaner into it and the problem was solved. Here's my question, is the flashing engine light caused by dirty fuel injector? Will cleaner always solve the problem? Please Help.
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No, it won't always solve it. You got lucky. A flashing check engine light is a severe misfire. You must have had some dirt somehow reach the injector and cause it to stick open or not close properly would be my guess. A misfire can get very complicated to diagnose or be very simple. Get the code scanned at a parts store, give a year & engine and we'll go from there.
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