Hey all -
I'm pretty new here, so "Hiya" first off. It's been interesting reading past posts on here.
Now, I have a quick question (or am just wondering about something). I very recently (aka a week ago) picked up a 2000 Continental, which has so far appeared in great shape - no obvious problems, driving/handling issues, etc. It all works like a charm. And of course, :L
Just this evening when I was driving home, I noticed that all of a sudden the "Service Engine Soon" light popped on. Ruling out the obvious, I checked to make sure the gas cap was fastened properly, which it was.
I'm planning on swinging by Autozone tomorrow and having them check, but my question in the meantime is - could it be possible that using lower octane fuel could make the SES light come on? Thing is when I first filled her up, having been used to using 87 oct., out of pure habit I did just that.. however that was a week ago today. I topped off again yesterday afternoon (tank was still 1/4 full), and used 92 oct. this time around. So it wouldn't entirely make sense, considering nothing happened when I filled up w/ 87, but the light did come on when I refilled with 92... it's just something that crossed my mind...
I'm pretty new here, so "Hiya" first off. It's been interesting reading past posts on here.
Now, I have a quick question (or am just wondering about something). I very recently (aka a week ago) picked up a 2000 Continental, which has so far appeared in great shape - no obvious problems, driving/handling issues, etc. It all works like a charm. And of course, :L
Just this evening when I was driving home, I noticed that all of a sudden the "Service Engine Soon" light popped on. Ruling out the obvious, I checked to make sure the gas cap was fastened properly, which it was.
I'm planning on swinging by Autozone tomorrow and having them check, but my question in the meantime is - could it be possible that using lower octane fuel could make the SES light come on? Thing is when I first filled her up, having been used to using 87 oct., out of pure habit I did just that.. however that was a week ago today. I topped off again yesterday afternoon (tank was still 1/4 full), and used 92 oct. this time around. So it wouldn't entirely make sense, considering nothing happened when I filled up w/ 87, but the light did come on when I refilled with 92... it's just something that crossed my mind...