{"id":1164113,"date":"2022-08-03T03:22:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/03\/common-reasons-why-your-cars-check-engine-light-is-on\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T03:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:22:59","slug":"common-reasons-why-your-cars-check-engine-light-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/03\/common-reasons-why-your-cars-check-engine-light-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Reasons Why Your Car\u2019s Check Engine Light Is On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>If your vehicle\u2019s check engine light comes on, it means that it is experiencing an electrical or mechanical problem. The check engine light can come on for a variety of reasons, from something as simple as a loose fuel cap to something more serious like a detector or spark plug that needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>It is not suggested to drive with a check engine light on because you never know what the problem is. It\u2019s better to call in a professional specialist to help you with the problem.<\/p>\n<p>1. According to mechanicbase.com, Using a small oxygen sensor, the car can keep tabs on how much oxygen it has in the engine. Thus, the air-to-fuel ratio can be maintained at a proper level. An air to fuel ratio cannot be maintained if an oxygen sensor is defective.<\/p>\n<p>The use of more gasoline and the generation of greater pollutants are two of the signs of a defective oxygen sensor. Faulty oxygen sensors are one of the most prevalent causes of the check engine light flickering and should be replaced immediately.<\/p>\n<p>2. The fuel or gas cap is defective.<\/p>\n<p>A malfunctioning gas or fuel cap is one of the most likely reasons for the check engine light to come on.  check engine light comes on, you should check the gas or gasoline cap first. A gasoline or gas vapour leak can be caused by a faulty, damaged, or slack gas or fuel cap. Another possibility is that there is a more major fuel system leak in the upper part.<\/p>\n<p>Continue driving once you\u2019ve either replaced or tightened the cap. The engine light ought to go out after some time. Get your car checked out by a mechanic if it doesn\u2019t work out for you.<\/p>\n<p>3. Catalytic converter failure under a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Untreated harmful gases can escape from a vehicle\u2019s exhaust if its catalytic converter is malfunctioning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exhaust system of a vehicle includes a catalytic converter. Catalysts are used to transform hazardous gases into less dangerous byproducts. The check engine light will come on if your car\u2019s catalytic converter fails.<\/p>\n<p>Car performance, fuel usage, and emissions of dangerous gases that appear as darkened smoke are all signs of a defective catalytic converter.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Orkaa (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your vehicle\u2019s check engine light comes on, it means that it is experiencing an electrical or mechanical problem. The check engine light can come on for a variety of reasons, from something as simple as a loose fuel cap to something more serious like a detector or spark plug that needs to be replaced. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1164115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3888],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1164113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164113\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}