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by hodges65 on January 2nd, 2008

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While driving, my 2002 Ford Taurus begins to sputter. It does this for a little while then it drives smoothly again. The "service engine soon" light started blinking on and off while sputtering then stays on when cars runs smooth. The sputtering has been

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  • by Borderlinux on January 2nd, 2008

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    You need to pull the error codes from the ECU.

    A handheld OBD-II scanner could do this, as could a diagnostic from a shop, as could counting the check engine lamp flash pattern while following the "retreiving OBD-II codes" section in a manual like Chiltons or Haynes for your car (which may be available at your local library).

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