Tag: Echo
Check Engine Light
by micah on May.21, 2009, under Uncategorized
So the Echo’s check engine light came on for the first time in 9 years as I was driving home on Tuesday. As my main concern was getting home and going to bed, I left it until the next day. Unfortunately, it did not magically go away over night, so I stopped by Advance Auto on the way home. I didn’t realize they did this before reading about it on their site, but they’ll read the OBD code for free from your car. Anyway, the code was for the camshaft position sensor, which sounded expensive, but was only about $80. They didn’t have it in stock, but could get it the next morning. I picked it up on Thursday and after I couldn’t find where it went I got on some Toyota forums and found where it went. 15 minutes + 10 mm socket wrench and it’s good as new. Fixing things yourself for cheap is *good*.
