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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Hi, i live in the united kingdom and i have a 2004 ram hemi and this morning took it out for a drive and the engine check light came on, just wondering what it could be as the truck has only done 24000 miles, any help please thanks.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Nobody could even fathom a guess unless you read the code and let us know what it is...

Any auto parts store, here anyway, will pull the codes with a code reader hooked up to your OBDII port for no charge.

You can also pull your own codes by cycling the key off and on three times, the code will display on your odometer.

A comprehensive listing of the code and what it means can be found in our FAQ section...
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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I'm gonna guess it's an orange light on the dash that looks like a lil engine...
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
Nobody could even fathom a guess unless you read the code and let us know what it is...

Any auto parts store, here anyway, will pull the codes with a code reader hooked up to your OBDII port for no charge.

You can also pull your own codes by cycling the key off and on three times, the code will display on your odometer.

A comprehensive listing of the code and what it means can be found in our FAQ section...
tried doing the on/off 3 times nothing came up
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Last of the 5.9s
I'm gonna guess it's an orange light on the dash that looks like a lil engine...
yes its an orange engine light.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
You can also pull your own codes by cycling the key off and on three times, the code will display on your odometer.
Learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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Ya know in my experience with automobiles in general, when I've had a check engine light come on it was usually a bad gas cap. It's a cheap easy fix, if you cant pull the codes I'd give it a try.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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It means your engine is about to blow at any second.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Run for cover!!!!! It"s gonna explode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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'04 with 24k on it, if it's driving normal, is probably evac or EGR related, maybe a shot O2 sensor. I've never had to do the "key trick" as I've always had a tuner or OBDII reader. But it's commonly posted. I just did a search and the post I read on a rival forum states to put truck in neutral and cycle the key 3 times, so try that.

Gotta be an auto parts store over there that has a code reader...
 
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