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Land Rover 2000 Engine Light
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tmcraig6
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May 30, 2012, 11:07 AM
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Land Rover 2000 Engine Light
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I have a 2000 Land Rover Discovery with about 211,000 miles on it. The "service engine soon" light is constantly on and flashing. My car doesn't start quickly and sometimes stutters when I try to turn it on. When it does turn on, it vibrates and shakes heavily while I'm driving. It accelerates slowly and when I am going up a hill I have a hard time getting over 30 MPH. We just changed the oil and put all new spark plugs in but the problem is still there. Does anyone know what could be the problem?
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Hammer Time
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May 30, 2012, 12:06 PM
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Re: Land Rover 2000 Engine Light
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The "check engine" light is an indicator for a system that monitors many electronic functions in the system, also called the "malfunction indicator lamp" (MIL). It can come on for any of hundreds of different causes from any of the systems that the computer monitors. Some are very important and can lead to further component or engine damage and some are emissions related not as serious but still a problem and need to be repaired.
Your first step is to have the computer scanned to retrieve the trouble codes that were set when the check engine light came on. Those codes will give you specific information about what the computer saw and will get you pointed in the right direction to find your problem. With a 1996 or newer and some 95 cars and you have an AutoZone or Advanced auto parts in your area, they will read them for free. Once you have these code numbers, we can be a lot more specific about what your problem may be.
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