Need some engine help please

Mikey Mustang

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I have a 1999 GT and yesterday my "Service engine soon" light came on. I JUST got her serviced not over 3k miles ago. I'm very concerned that it could be a serious problem. I mean, this car is my life but I do not have the money to have it checked out or even repaired.

I was wondering if there are any common problems with the car that could cause this to happen. I would just like some feedback from you guys. Thanks.


-Mike

 

tomustang

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Mikey Mustang said:

I have a 1999 GT and yesterday my "Service engine soon" light came on. I JUST got her serviced not over 3k miles ago. I'm very concerned that it could be a serious problem. I mean, this car is my life but I do not have the money to have it checked out or even repaired.

I was wondering if there are any common problems with the car that could cause this to happen. I would just like some feedback from you guys. Thanks.


-Mike

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go to Autozone and get the codes pulled for FREE. doubt it is anything serious if there isn't any noticable problems.

 

Mikey Mustang

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There is one thing that I noticed. When I exel sometimes when the car is cold it makes a loud humming noise that comes from the engine bay, is that somthing serious?

 

Pearl02

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I'm pretty new to the Mustang world, but not to the Ford world. The "humming" noise your hearing might be your IAC(Idle air control motor). These things "hum" like crazy. I had to replace one on my 95 Mazda B4000 pickup a couple of years ago. Mine got so bad that the truck wouldn't start during one cold winter morning. I removed it and let it warm up inside for about 30 minutes. After that the truck started right up. Have the codes pulled for sure. Pearl02.

 

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Darkhorse845

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Welcome! Go to Autozone and get the
codes pulled!

 

Mikey Mustang

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(I'm a newb to the car world) What does get the codes pulled mean?

 

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Calvin099

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Mikey Mustang said:

(I'm a newb to the car world) What does get the codes pulled mean?

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Getting the codes pulled means having Autozone (or other parts store) plug into your comptuer chip and get the diagnostics from the car. They should do this for free. The chip will send an error code that tells what's wrong with the car. From there you can figure out what needs to be done

 

Mikey Mustang

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Thanks alot guys for your help.